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The Senate Judiciary Committee is taking a new look at the effectiveness of mandatory minimum sentences, and the movement to change the system has got some surprising allies, including some federal judges and many Republicans.

Republicans claim Thomas Perez struck a quid pro quo deal with Minnesota that may have cost the federal treasury as much as $180 million. Perez says he acted ethically.

James Comey says the nation is at a crossroads when it comes to race and policing. He told students on Thursday that it's time for law enforcement and communities to face some hard truths.

A Senate panel is investigating the use of federal grant money to states that incarcerated children alongside adult criminals. Whistleblowers have spent years flagging problems with the program.

Or perhaps Bono and The Edge performed with them.

Humza Yousaf is the new leader of the pro-independence Scottish National Party. As head of the governing party, he is set to become Scotland's first minister.

China on Sunday reappointed Yi Gang as head of the central bank in an effort to reassure entrepreneurs and financial markets.

Christopher Wray, President Trump's nominee to head the FBI, faced questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. Wray pledged to lawmakers that he would be an independent leader of the FBI.

This presidential election, people are choosing someone they can put their faith in when terrible events inevitably happen.

In hacked emails, the former secretary of state rips into Donald Trump as leading a "racist" movement and laments Hillary Clinton's inability to "honestly" defend her private email server.