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Trump, a late convert to cause, attends anti-abortion rally
President Trump vowed to stand with anti-abortion activists Friday as he became the first sitting president to speak at the March for Life, an annual gathering that is one of the movement's highest profile and most symbolic events.
Trump administration threatens California over mandate that insurers cover abortion
Health officials said the state has 30 days to repeal the requirement or some of its federal funds might be in jeopardy. The threat comes as Trump is set to address an anti-abortion rights march.
On today’s edition, we hear about how GOP Senate leaders are thinking about bringing back the debate over voter ID. Meanwhile, Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar campaigned hard over the weekend before heading back to Washington for the impeachment trial.
On today’s edition, we hear about Democrat Ilhan Omar’s reelection kickoff. We also had a reporter covering Republican Jason Lewis’s town hall in Beltrami County, following a local vote there rejecting refugee resettlement.
Rep. Omar asks voters to ‘send her back’ for new term
Rep. Ilhan Omar has national stature, is flush with campaign cash and represents a strongly Democratic district. But she has attracted spirited challengers to her reelection anyway.
Trump vs. Bloomberg: Fortunes collide in pricey knife fight
President Trump and Michael Bloomberg are two wealthy, swaggering New Yorkers, but the similarities end there. Now Bloomberg is trying to win the Democratic presidential nomination and deny Trump a second term, and he is doing it largely by running ads that attack Trump on a scale never seen before.
As court case continues, MPCA defends handling of PolyMet permit, citing efficiency
In the third day of an unusual court hearing investigating alleged “procedural irregularities” in the way a mine permit was issued, former MPCA Commissioner John Linc Stine testified his agency asked the EPA to delay submitting critical comments because his staff was stretched too thin responding to other comments.