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WATCH: U.S. charges ISIS members in deaths of American hostages

By Eric Tucker, Matthew Barakat, Associated Press

Prosecutors are accusing them of involvement in a gruesome campaign of beheadings, torture and other acts of violence against four American hostages in Syria and other captives.

WATCH: As ISIS members face U.S. charges, James Foley’s mother hopes they ‘understand their crimes’

By Morgan Till

Diane Foley, James Foley’s mother and founding president of the foundation that bears her son’s name, talked to the PBS NewsHour’s Nick Schifrin about the trial to come.

U.S. charges British Islamic State members in deaths of Western hostages

By Associated Press

They are expected to make their first appearance in the afternoon in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, where a federal grand jury issued an eight-count indictment.

WATCH: Justice Department announces largest healthcare fraud takedown

By Associated Press

Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian Rabbitt announces cases that charge more than 300 individuals with health care fraud schemes involving more than $6 billion in alleged health care fraud and millions of prescription opioid doses.

Mueller pushes back on criticism from lawyer on Russia investigation team

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Former special counsel Robert Mueller is pushing back against criticism from one of the top prosecutors on the Russia investigation team that the team was not as aggressive as it should have been in probing connections between the Trump campaign…

WATCH: Trump predicts election will ‘end up in the Supreme Court’

By Associated Press

On Wednesday, the Department of Justice proposed legislation to narrow protections for internet platforms that host third-party information.

U.S. attorney general under fire over comparison of virus lock-in to slavery

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

In remarks Wednesday night at Hillsdale College in Michigan, Barr called the lockdown orders the "greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history" since slavery.

Barr’s ‘shocking’ request for DOJ to defend Trump in defamation lawsuit

The Justice Department has moved to intervene in a defamation lawsuit against President Trump. In 2019, columnist E. Jean Carroll accused Trump of raping her years ago, and later claimed his denunciations amounted to defamation. William Brangham talks to David…

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DOJ asks to defend Trump in rape accuser’s defamation suit

By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

The Justice Department is asking to take over President Donald Trump's defense in a defamation lawsuit from a writer who accused him of rape.

U.K. judge rejects bid to delay Julian Assange extradition hearing

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

The adjournment request came on the first day of a London court hearing where Assange is fighting American prosecutors' attempt to send him to the U.S. to stand trial on spying charges.