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Andrea Noble

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Andrea Noble was a crime and public safety reporter for The Washington Times.

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RT was told it risked the seizure of its U.S. bank accounts and the arrest of a senior editor if it failed to comply with the Foreign Agents Registration Act by Monday, according to its editor-in-chief. (Associated Press/File)

RT caught in Foreign Agents Registration Act crackdown

Russian government-funded broadcaster RT is expected to comply with a Justice Department request to register as a foreign agent by Monday, and legal analysts say it's a signal that U.S. authorities are getting serious about enforcing laws requiring disclosures from individuals who work on behalf of foreign governments.

November 12, 2017
Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Robert Patterson, left, accompanied by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, right, takes the podium to speak at a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, to announce the indictments of two Chinese fentanyl trackers in the fight against opiate substances from entering the United States. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

DEA cracks down on fentanyl-related drugs

The Drug Enforcement Administration is ramping up efforts to prevent the import of synthetic opioids into the United States, with officials announcing their intention Thursday to classify fentanyl-related substances as illegal controlled substances.

November 9, 2017
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Federal judge weighs gag order as Manafort case moves forward

A federal judge is considering a gag order in the case of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and his top associate Richard Gates and is for now keeping home confinement and GPS monitoring conditions in place for the men.

November 2, 2017
FILE - In this June 21, 2017, file photo, Special Counsel Robert Mueller departs after a closed-door meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee about Russian meddling in the election at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Robert Mueller’s investigation shows aggressive approach

The charges announced this week by special counsel Robert Mueller show just how aggressive his team has been in its investigation into Russian meddling in last year's presidential election -- including dragging a former attorney for some of his targets before a federal grand jury.

October 31, 2017
Special counsel Robert Mueller is reported to have his first indictment from a federal grand jury in Washington, and the target could be taken into custody as soon as Monday. (Associated Press/File)

Robert Mueller indicts Paul Manafort, Richard Gates

The special counsel investigating Russian meddling in the presidential election last year dropped two bombshells Monday, announcing a guilty plea from a Trump campaign foreign policy adviser to lying to the FBI about contacts with Russian operatives, and unsealing charges of money laundering and tax evasion against two top Trump campaign figures.

October 30, 2017
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort is sure to be indicted as a result of the Mueller investigation, sources say. (Associated Press/File)

Paul Manafort, Rick Gates told to surrender to feds

President Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his associate, Richard Gates, pleaded not guilty Monday to criminal money laundering and tax evasion charges filed against them as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

October 30, 2017
Special counsel Robert Mueller is reported to have his first indictment from a federal grand jury in Washington, and the target could be taken into custody as soon as Monday. (Associated Press/File)

Robert Mueller investigation brings first indictment

Washington is steeling itself for the next phase in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's interference into the presidential election last year, and the first charges stemming from the probe are reportedly imminent.

October 29, 2017
FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Trump is unleashing new criticism of the probes into possible ties between his campaign associates and Russia. Trump, in a series of tweets, is making reference to what he calls "phony Trump/Russia ‘collusion,’ which doesn’t exist." He says Democrats are using a “witch hunt” for “evil politics.” (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump dossier creator’s finances to be probed by House

The House intelligence committee is poised to gain substantial ground this week in its probe of federal investigators' use of an intelligence dossier on President Trump that was developed through a private firm's political opposition research.

October 29, 2017
President Donald Trump speaks during an event to declare the opioid crisis a nationwide public health emergency in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

FBI to turn over anti-Trump dossier documents to Congress next week

The Justice Department will turn over documents related to the anti-Trump opposition research dossier by next week, House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Thursday, giving congressional investigators access to information they've long been seeking about the genesis and use of the controversial document.

October 26, 2017