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WATCH: Trump says Iranian general’s ‘reign of terror’ is over

Gen. Qassem Soleimani “made the death of innocent people his sick passion,” Trump said from his estate in Palm Beach, Florida, adding that “a lot of lives would have been saved” if he'd been hunted down years ago.

Democratic states appeal Obamacare ruling to Supreme Court

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

In a move that could put the Obama-era health law squarely in the middle of the 2020 election, Democratic-led states Friday asked the Supreme Court for a fast-track review of a recent court ruling.

LISTEN: Appeals court wrestles with subpoena for ex-White House aide McGahn

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard arguments Friday over the House Judiciary Committee's effort to compel former White House counsel Don McGahn's testimony.

Indicted Giuliani associate can give records for House impeachment inquiry, judge rules

By Associated Press

A U.S. District Court judge granted Lev Parnas' request to turn over to the House intelligence committee documents and data seized by federal investigators when Parnas was arrested in October.

Sweeping education plan seeks equity and improvement in Maryland schools

By Brian Witte, Associated Press

A state commission found a common problem: Maryland invests more in schools serving affluent communities than it does on schools in areas with high poverty.

U.S. manufacturing activity falls to lowest level in a decade

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

The sector was hurt by weakening demand and last year's global economic slowdown. But some signs suggest that the setback for manufacturing has bottomed out.

4 killed in rocket fire at Baghdad airport, Iraqi officials say

By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press

It was not immediately clear who had fired the rockets or who was targeted.

4th Mississippi inmate dies from prison violence in a week

By Jeff Amy, Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press

The violence comes even as a federal judge has rejected claims that conditions in one Mississippi prison are unconstitutionally harsh.

U.S. starts sending asylum-seekers back across Arizona border

By Astrid Galvan, Christopher Sherman, Associated Press

Authorities are expanding a program known as Remain in Mexico that requires tens of thousands of asylum seekers to wait out their immigration court hearings in Mexico.

Kentucky attorney general asks FBI to probe former Gov. Bevin’s pardons

By Dylan Lovan, Associated Press

The pardons have drawn criticism from both sides of the political aisle after media reports highlighted some that went to convicts who had wealthy or politically connected families.