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By Jill Colvin, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

President Donald Trump escalated his long-running feud with Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday, pressing him to investigate those who are probing his administration.

Education Department’s proposals on guns in schools sparks outcry

By Maria Danilova, Associated Press

The Education Department says it is weighing whether to allow states to use federal funds to purchase guns for schools, prompting a storm of criticism from Democratic lawmakers and educators.

Former Michigan State gymnastics coach charged in Larry Nassar case

By David Eggert, Associated Press

Kathie Klages, who resigned in 2017 after she was suspended for defending the now-imprisoned Nassar, is now the third person other than Nassar to face criminal charges in the case.

Ed King, former Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist and songwriter, dies at age 68

By Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press

"Ed was our brother, and a great songwriter and guitar player," said Gary Rossington, a founding member of the band. "I know he will be reunited with the rest of the boys in Rock and Roll Heaven."…

AP sources: National Enquirer’s safe held damaging Trump stories

By Jeff Horwitz, Associated Press

The Wall Street Journal reported David Pecker shared with prosecutors details about payments that Michael Cohen says Donald Trump directed in the weeks and months before the presidential election to buy the silence of Karen McDougal and another woman alleging…

Sessions pushes back against Trump, saying he ‘will not be improperly influenced’

By Zeke Miller, Catherine Lucey, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press

President Donald Trump, newly incensed by campaign allegations, plunged back into his criticism of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, claiming in an interview that Sessions "never took control of the Justice Department" after Trump put him there.

WATCH: Pence says Space Force will be established by 2020

By Erica R. Hendry

The vice president is scheduled to speak at 1:45 p.m. EDT. Watch his remarks here.

Democrats stay focused on corruption, not impeachment

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Instead of calling for the president's removal, corruption is the new buzzword in Democratic circles.

U.S. and China raise tariffs in new round of trade dispute

By Joe McDonald, Associated Press

The United States and China went ahead with tariff hikes on billions of dollars of each other's automobiles, factory machinery and other goods Thursday in an escalation of a battle over Beijing's technology policy that companies worry will chill global…

With no place to run, people in Hawaii brace for Hurricane Lane

By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press

The category 4 storm could slam into the islands Thursday with winds exceeding 100 mph, making it the most powerful storm to hit Hawaii since Hurricane Iniki in 1992.