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Biden urges striking auto workers to 'stick with it' in picket line visit unparalleled in history

Biden urges striking auto workers to 'stick with it' in picket line visit unparalleled in history

President Joe Biden grabbed a bullhorn on the picket line Tuesday and urged striking auto workers to “stick with it” in an unparalleled show of support for organized labor by a modern president.
by The Associated Press

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Millions of Americans will lose food assistance if the government shuts down

Millions of Americans will lose food assistance if the government shuts down

A shutdown would affect the nearly 7 million women and children who rely on WIC for healthy food. Free school lunch and Meals on Wheels are also at risk, and SNAP could be impacted eventually too.
by Rachel Treisman

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Holocaust denier running for school board in Roseville

Vaughn Klingenberg is one of seven individuals who has filed to run for one of three open seats in the Twin Cities suburban school district. Roseville, Minn., district leaders are pushing back against Klingenberg’s stated beliefs. 
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Ex-Rep. Vin Weber talks GOP infighting, possible government shutdown

Ex-Rep. Vin Weber talks GOP infighting, possible government shutdown

“Everybody can say, ‘Well, it's going to be different this time.’ But everything tells us this will be a loser for the Republicans,” the former Minnesota GOP congressman said of a possible federal shutdown Sunday. He spoke with Morning Edition’s Cathy Wurzer.
by MPR News Staff

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Trump argues First Amendment protects him from 'insurrection' cases aimed at keeping him off ballot

Trump argues First Amendment protects him from 'insurrection' cases aimed at keeping him off ballot

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump argue that an attempt to bar him from the 2024 ballot under a rarely used “insurrection” clause of the Constitution should be dismissed as a violation of his freedom of speech.
by The Associated Press

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