Author: ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Pam Bondi will face lawmakers at a congressional hearing Tuesday amid growing questions about political influence over a Justice Department that has already criminally charged one of President Donald Trump’s longtime foes and is facing intense White House pressure to prosecute others. The testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee comes just ahead of former FBI Director James Comey’s first court appearance following an indictment that has deepened concerns that the department is being used to seek vengeance against the president’s political opponents. It also comes as federal law enforcement officials surge into several cities across…