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years in prison," but after Trump "cried foul," Attorney General Barr "overrul[ed] his own team, saying the sentencing

mas also reported prosecutors "recommended that Stone be sentenced to seven to nine years in prison," but after Trump "cried foul," Attorney General Barr "overrul[ed] his own team, saying the sentencing recommendation was too harsh." Thomas added Stone "was ultimately sentenced to three years and fou

n. Concerned in part about how it plays politically. Senior officials tell NBC News the Justice Department played no role and that Attorney General William Barr personally counseled the President against clemency for Stone." The Hill (7/11, Moreno, 2.98M) reports sources also told NBC that White House Chief

ght otherwise on Election Day." PROTESTS Trump Hails Barr On Launch Of Operation Legend. President Trump on Saturday tweeted, "Congratulations to A.G. Barr. Law & Order!" He retweeted John Solomon, founder of Just the News, who said, "Breaking: AG Barr launches Operation Legend, federal crackdown on vi

ity is likely because struggling residents are forced to shoplift in order to 'feed their child." In a virtual town hall meeting she hosted, 0casio- Cortez said, "The fact that people are at a level of economic desperation that we have not seen since the Great Recession? Maybe this has to do with the fa

halted since the act's expiration." The letter to Attorney General Barr and DNI Ratcliffe "raises concerns that the Admi

ration on whether and how mass surveillance programs authorized by FISA have been halted since the act's expiration." The letter to Attorney General Barr and DNI Ratcliffe "raises concerns that the Administration may be continuing to conduct surveillance operations by relying on Executive Order 12333

the government has violated his First Amendment rights by returning him to custody and interrupting his writing." The suit "accuses Attorney General William P. Barr and federal prison officials of using his return to prison as a way to stop the publication of the book, which, court papers say, paints the preside

tez-accosted-by-gop-lawmaker-over-remarks- that-kind-of> (7/21, Lillis, 2.98M) reports that Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL) "challenged" Rep. Alexandria Ocasio- Cortez (D-NY) "in an unusual — and decidedly personal — confrontation on the Capitol steps." Yoho reportedly "told Ocasio-Cortez she was 'disgusting' for r

tion and anti-American sentiments, which were publicly associated with a Twitter account bearing his name." ABC News adds, "In May, Attorney General William Barr and FBI Director Christopher Wray said Al-Shamrani had communicated directly with al- Qaida operatives in an attack that they described as 'a brutal

y revealed evidence obtained from the shooter's iPhones. Al- Shamrani made efforts to destroy his phones, even shooting a bullet through one of them, Barr said." Fox News (2/22, Manfredi, 23.99M) reports, "The lawsuit seeks unspecified compensatory damages for an attack the families say was caused by

n science, not conspiracy theories." FDA Outlines Fast Path For New Vaccines, Booster Shots To Cover New Virus Variants. Bloomberg (2/22, Langreth, Cortez, 3.57M) reports, "Drugmakers won't have to perform massive trials for new vaccines or booster shots developed to combat worrisome new variants of t

have filed charges against Trump were he not the president. Mueller also probably will face questions about his interactions with Attorney General William P. Barr. Democrats have accused Barr of mischaracterizing Mueller's findings in the weeks before the report's public release — a political move, they say,

e not the president. Mueller also probably will face questions about his interactions with Attorney General William P. Barr. Democrats have accused Barr of mischaracterizing Mueller's findings in the weeks before the report's public release — a political move, they say, that blunted its impact. At

to a fake news story he posted to his personal Facebook page on Thursday at 1:51 p.m. The story's headline attributed a fabricated quote to Ocasio- Cortez saying, 'We pay soldiers too much.' The photo on the post is marked as `satire' and it had been labeled 'false' by the website snopes.com on Wednes

urned last year and Trump has not renominated her." Two more scoops from their story: "In several conversations in recent months, Attorney General William P. Barr has counseled Trump in general terms that Giuliani has become a liability and a problem for the administration, according to multiple people famili

tially said he wouldn't make I Dems push to make McConnell their 2020 boogeyman I Trump delivers energy speech to tout his environmental policies I Barr says Trump has an executive path to add citizenship question to 2020 census I Iran verifies it breached 2015 nuclear accord I Labor Secretary Acosta

sagree within the party, as evidenced by a high-profile back-and-forth skirmish between Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio- Cortez (D-N.Y.). The two Democratic heavyweights have clashed since the speaker made dismissive remarks about the influence of the freshman lawmaker in an

The Washingos Times (7/18, Al, Scarborough, 492K) Attorney General Barr's investigation into "the Obama-era conclusion t

Barr Investigation Sets Up Clash Between Intel Community, Skeptical Republicans. The Washingos Times (7/18, Al, Scarborough, 492K) Attorney General Barr's investigation into "the Obama-era conclusion that Russia interfered in the election to help Donald Trump sets up a struggle between the nation's t

after it died down. News reports continue to use the word "racist" to describe the President's tweets about Omar and fellow Reps. Alexandria Ocasio- Cortez (D-NY), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI). Two of the broadcast networks led with the story. Jonathan Karl reported on ABC World News

nd that decision will be made by the career agents and analysts here at the FBI." Additional reporting on the story was provided by ABC News (11/25, Barr, Siegel, Murray), Al Jazeera (11/25, Rasheed), Axios (11/25, Solender), BBC (11/25, Saad), Bloomberg (11/25, Reilly, Birnbaum), CBS News (11/25, Yil

acknowledged that nearly all uses of the test had led to flawed testimony or reports. Additional reporting was provided by Hoodline Boston (11/25, Cortez), WMUR (ABC-9) (11/25, Ernstrom, Mitropoulos), Valley News (11/25, Wachman), Boston (11/25, Lucchesi), and WOKQ-FM (11/25, James). Connecticut Gang