Budget boost: President Obama is asking Congress to boost the U.S. Department of Justice’s budget by 5 percent—to $28.7 billion. The Washington Post reports the FBI budget would dip 6.5 percent to $8.2 billion. The increase in the DOJ budget request was “fueled by the record collection of criminal and civil penalties from banks and other companies,” The Wall Street Journal reports.

The Justice Department’s 2016 budget request is here. Read a statement here from Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. on the budget proposal.

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