Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday ordered the Justice Department to resume participating in asset seizures by local police, one of several Obama-era policies the agency has reversed. Officials said the move was part of an effort to combat recent increases in drug abuse and violent crime. The Justice Department in 2015 largely ended the property-seizure program after critics said it allowed local law-enforcement officials to...

Source: Wall Street Journal July 19, 2017 19:52 UTC