UAW strike puts Trump, GOP in political bind in key statesSeptember 22, 2019 7:52 a.m.By The Associated PressGOP officials have largely avoided taking sides in the strike that threatens to upend the economy in Michigan, an election battleground, a year before the 2020 vote. The muted response reflects the tricky politics of labor for Republicans.
Steak, beer and politics: 2020 Democrats descend on IowaSeptember 21, 2019 3:50 p.m.By The Associated PressWith marching bands, drum lines, hundreds of yard signs and at least one fire truck, Democratic presidential candidates made a colorful and often loud pitch to Iowa Democrats at the Steak Fry fundraiser in Des Moines on Saturday.
Rep. Angie Craig says she’s waiting to make a final judgment on impeachmentSeptember 21, 2019 1:34 p.m.By Briana BierschbachAt a town hall meeting on Saturday, the first-term DFL representative said she will make a final decision on whether to support a move to an impeachment vote after two House committees finish their investigations.
U.S. to send troops to Saudi Arabia, hold off on striking IranSeptember 21, 2019 8:07 a.m.By The Associated PressThe Pentagon on Friday announced it will deploy additional U.S. troops and missile defense equipment to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, as President Trump has at least for now put off any immediate military strike on Iran in response to the attack on the Saudi oil industry.
Trump, in call, urged Ukraine to investigate Biden's sonSeptember 20, 2019 6:15 p.m.By The Associated PressPresident Trump urged the new leader of Ukraine this summer to investigate the son of former Vice President Joe Biden, a person familiar with the matter said Friday. Democrats condemned what they saw as a clear effort to damage a political rival, now at the heart of an explosive whistleblower complaint against Trump.
7min 50secPelosi says Congress should pass new laws so sitting presidents can be indictedSeptember 20, 2019 5:10 p.m.By Ari Shapiro , Susan Davis , and Jessica Taylor "I do think that we will have to pass some laws that will have clarity for future presidents. [A] president should be indicted, if he's committed a wrongdoing," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told NPR.
Trump: Whistleblower reports are 'ridiculous'September 20, 2019 1:07 p.m.By Brian Naylor The president blamed a "partisan whistleblower," whose identity he said he didn't know, for an allegation that Trump had an improper conversation with a foreign leader.
Bob Anderson, ‘voice and face of International Falls,’ diesSeptember 20, 2019 11:13 a.m.By Dan Kraker and Cody NelsonInternational Falls Mayor Bob Anderson spent his entire life in the U.S.-Canada border town, a tireless advocate for the community and an employee at the local papermill for five decades
9min 13secPolicast: Senate Republicans propose an insulin planSeptember 20, 2019 8:22 a.m.By Mike MulcahySenate Republicans propose an insulin plan; Joan Gabel officially takes over as University of Minnesota president
U.S. military to present Trump with several options on IranSeptember 20, 2019 5:19 a.m.By The Associated PressThe Pentagon will present a broad range of military options to President Trump on Friday as he considers how to respond to what administration officials say was an unprecedented Iranian attack on Saudi Arabia's oil industry.
