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Supreme Court returns for season of big decisions, amid campaign WASHINGTON -- For a Supreme Court that says it has an allergy to politics, the next few months might require a lot of tissues. by MARK SHERMAN The Associated Press - February 21, 2020

How new intel chief stacks up against predecessors THE ASSOCIATED PRESS by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - February 21, 2020

Trump makes unconventional pick to oversee 'deep state' WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump has made an unconventional pick to oversee America's spy agencies: an unusually undiplomatic ambassador who has had little ... by BEN FOX The Associated Press - February 21, 2020

Intelligence officials say Russia boosting Trump candidacy WASHINGTON -- Intelligence officials have warned lawmakers that Russia is interfering in the 2020 election campaign to help President Donald Trump get reelected... by MARY CLARE JALONICK and MICHAEL BALSAMO The Associated Press - February 21, 2020

New visa rules set off 'panic wave' in some immigrant communities BOSTON -- After nearly a dozen years moving through the U.S. visa system, Sai Kyaw's brother and sister and their families were at the finish line: a final inte... by PHILIP MARCELO and SOPHIA TAREEN The Associated Press - February 21, 2020

As Trump ups attacks on Justice Department, Barr remains in post WASHINGTON -- Even as President Donald Trump renewed his public attacks on the Justice Department on Wednesday, there was little outward worry from either end o... by JONATHAN LEMIRE, MICHAEL BALSAMO and MARY CLARE JALONICK The Associated Press - February 20, 2020

Toxic Superfund cleanups decline to lowest since '86 WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration completed the fewest cleanups of toxic Superfund sites last year than any administration since the program's first years ... by ELLEN KNICKMEYER The Associated Press - February 20, 2020

Bloomberg, Sanders under attack at Democrats' Nevada debate LAS VEGAS -- From the opening bell, Democrats unleashed an aggressive verbal assault on New York billionaire Mike Bloomberg and raised new questions about Berni... by STEVE PEOPLES, ALEXANDRA JAFFE and MICHELLE L. PRICE The Associated Press - February 20, 2020

Trump ousts Pentagon's top policy official who certified Ukraine aid WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump has ousted the Pentagon's top policy official who had certified last year that Ukraine had made enough anti-corruption prog... by LOLITA C. BALDOR The Associated Press - February 20, 2020

Boy Scouts seek bankruptcy, urge victims to step forward The Boy Scouts of America urged victims to come forward Tuesday as the historic, 110-year-old organization filed for bankruptcy protection in the first step tow... by DAVID CRARY and BRADY McCOMBS The Associated Press - February 19, 2020

Jeff Bezos commits $10 billion to fight climate change NEW YORK -- Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said Monday that he plans to spend $10 billion of his own fortune to help fight climate change. by JOSEPH PISANI The Associated Press - February 18, 2020

Hundreds still flooded from homes in Mississippi capital JACKSON, Miss. -- The swollen Pearl River appeared to have crested Monday in Mississippi's capital, but authorities warned the hundreds of evacuees in the Jacks... by ROGELIO V. SOLIS MELINDA DESLATTE The Associated Press - February 18, 2020

California to apologize for internment of Japanese Americans SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Les Ouchida was born an American just outside California's capital city, but his citizenship mattered little after Japan bombed Pearl Harb... by CUNEYT DIL The Associated Press - February 18, 2020

American passengers on cruise quarantined at US military bases TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- More than 300 American cruise ship passengers, including 14 who tested positive for coronavirus, were being quarantined at mili... by The Associated Press - February 18, 2020

Bloomberg takes veiled swipe at rival's aggressive loyalists CARSON CITY, Nev. -- With the Nevada caucuses less than a week away, Democratic presidential candidates campaigning were fixated on a rival who wasn't contestin... by ALEXANDRA JAFFE NICHOLAS RICCARDI The Associated Press - February 18, 2020