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Trump picks former Alabama official to lead FEMA

By Associated Press

Jeffrey Byard held several positions with the Alabama Emergency Management Agency before he joined FEMA in 2017 during the agency's response to Hurricanes Harvey in Texas and Irma in Florida.

Portland mayor calls for probe into texts between police, far-right group

By Associated Press

The mayor of Portland, Oregon, has asked the police chief to investigate "disturbing" texts between the commander of the department's rapid response team and the leader of a far-right group involved in violent protests in the city.

Read Trump’s full national emergency proclamation

By Molly Finnegan

The one thing the declaration does not mention specifically: a wall.

Trump’s national emergency sparks GOP divide

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Some are backing the president, while others are vehemently opposed, setting up a potential showdown that extends beyond the expected legal battles.

5 people dead, 5 police officers wounded in shooting at Illinois business

By Associated Press

Aurora, Illinois, Police Chief Kristen Ziman told a news conference that the gunman was believed to be an employee at the Henry Pratt Co. in the city about 40 miles west of Chicago.

Judge issues gag order for Trump confidant Roger Stone

By Eric Tucker, Chad Day, Associated Press

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said the order was necessary to ensure Stone's right to a fair trial.

ACLU says it will sue over Trump national emergency declaration

By Associated Press

The Friday announcement came hours after Trump signed the declaration and said he expected legal challenges.

Colin Kaepernick, Eric Reid settle lawsuits with NFL

By Barry Wilner, Associated Press

In a three-sentence statement released Friday, the NFL said Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid have settled collusion cases against the NFL. Kaepernick and Reid filed collusion grievances against the league, saying they were blacklisted because of protests during the national…

AP fact check: Trump makes faulty claims in declaring emergency

By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press

President Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency at the southern border while acknowledging that rapid construction of a wall is not a necessity, but rather his preference.

Justices to decide if 2020 census can ask about citizenship

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The justices agreed Friday to a speedy review of a lower court ruling that has so far blocked the Trump administration from adding the citizenship question to the census for the first time since 1950.