Sari Horwitz

An adaptation from Scott Higham and Sari Horwitz’s book, “American Cartel,” reveals how lobbyists, lawmakers and K Street attorneys thwarted efforts to stop the deadly flow of pain pills.

In states like Oklahoma, with 38 Native American tribes, the deluge of pain pills rivaled hard-hit Appalachia.

Vulnerabilities that allowed vast quantities of the drug into the United States went unaddressed for years as tens of thousands of Americans died from overdoses.

Opioid death rates soared in communities where pain pills flowed

Civil rights leaders said the new requirements would impede efforts to address systemic police misconduct.

In an interview with The Post, President Trump’s attorney general detailed his aggressive steps to combat the nation’s deadly drug epidemic.

Justice Department reveals case against network tied to overdose of North Dakota teen.

The attorney general also said he has confidence in his deputy, Rod J. Rosenstein, who has come under attack from the president.

The deputy attorney general, under fire from President Trump, defended the administration in a sentencing case.

The attorney general’s announcement came as dozens were arrested Tuesday in takedown of multistate opioid distribution network.