WASHINGTON - Underscoring the increasing vitriol of U.S.-China relations, Attorney General William Barr on Thursday accused Beijing of pressuring American business leaders to promote pro-China policies in the United States, and suggested that U.S. executives who do so might be violating U.S. lobbying laws.

WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr acknowledged Monday that the Justice Department would evaluate material that Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, had gathered from Ukrainian sources claiming to have damaging information about former vice president Joe Biden and his family - though Barr and other officials suggested Giuliani was being treated no differently than any tipster.