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National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis speaks at a signing ceremony for a memorandum of agreement to establish the Manhattan Project National Historic Park, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, at the Interior Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz)

Park Service chief reprimanded after admittedly ignoring ethics rules

The chief of the National Park Service knew his book project would be squelched by agency ethics officers, so he went ahead and wrote it anyway without bothering to ask for permission, investigators said Thursday in a report detailing a striking level of negligence.

February 25, 2016
Attorney General Loretta Lynch testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016,before the House Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies subcommittee hearing on the Justice Department's fiscal 2017 budget request.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Justice Department promises crackdown on sanctuary cities

The Obama administration is preparing to crack down on sanctuary cities, Attorney General Loretta Lynch told Congress on Wednesday, saying she would try to stop federal grant money from going to jurisdictions that actively thwart agents seeking to deport illegal immigrants.

February 24, 2016
President Barack Obama speak at the National Counterterrorism Center in McLean, Va., on Dec. 17, 2015. Joining him are (from left) National Counterterrorism Center Director Nicholas Rasmussen, Attorney General Loretta Lynch and Office of National Intelligence Director James Clapper. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Loretta Lynch: Obama can’t enact his Gitmo plan on his own

Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Wednesday that federal law flatly prevents President Obama from sending of the the detainees from Guantanamo Bay to U.S. territory, hurting his ability to follow through on his new closure plan.

February 24, 2016
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a Nevada Democratic caucus rally, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Judge threatens subpoena against Hillary Clinton over emails

A federal judge questioned the Obama administration's "good faith" in helping keep former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's emails secret for six years and said he may end up issuing a subpoena to force her to turn over her entire account to the government.

February 23, 2016
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a South Carolina Republican primary night event, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016 in Spartanburg, S.C. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Donald Trump wins South Carolina primary, Jeb Bush drops out

Surmounting new concerns about his temperament and his commitment to conservative values, Donald Trump was projected to win South Carolina's Republican presidential primary Saturday, sealing himself as the frontrunner and proving he can win in moderate and conservative states alike.

February 20, 2016
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks speaks with members of the media as he meets with attendees during a campaign stop, Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, in Myrtle Beach, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Trump calls for Apple boycott over San Bernardino terrorist iPhone

Donald Trump demanded Friday that Apple submit to a government request that it break into the iPhone of one of the two people involved in the San Bernardino terrorist attack, saying the company needs to help the country be stronger in fighting terrorism.

February 19, 2016
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives for a CNN town hall at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina, on Thursday evening. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump says Pope Francis probably misinformed by Mexico

Donald Trump said Thursday that he thinks Pope Francis was likely misinformed about his stance on building a border wall, and said the Mexican government probably egged the pontiff on to criticize the Republican front-runner.

February 18, 2016

Donald Trump, Pope Francis butt heads on immigration

GREENVILLE, S.C. | Donald Trump managed to get into a virtual shouting match with Pope Francis on Thursday, as the GOP careened toward one of the most intense, bruising and bizarre showdowns in primary history.

February 18, 2016
Pope Francis stands on a praying platform on the banks of the Rio Grande in Juarez, Mexico, as he prays for a group of migrants sitting along the border fence in El Paso, Texas, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016. Pope Francis offered a prayer for the migrants who have died crossing the border. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Donald Trump slams Pope Francis, predicts terror attack on Vatican

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump fired back at Pope Francis Thursday, predicting that the Islamic State will attack the Vatican and the pontiff will rue the day that he said Mr. Trump isn't a Christian if he wants to deport illegal immigrants. The real estate mogul also said it was "disgraceful" for a religious leader to level that accusation.

February 18, 2016