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Hillary Clinton Rules out 2020 Rematch With Donald Trump

WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton says she won't run for president in 2020, but vows she's “not going anywhere.'' The former secretary of state, senator and first lady ruled out another campaign during an interview posted Monday by New York TV…

Democratic Leader Won't Take Position on Evers' Plan

MADISON, Wis. - The Democratic leader of the Wisconsin state Senate won't say whether she supports a key provision of Gov. Tony Evers' transportation plan that Republicans have backed in the past. Evers wants to repeal the state's minimum markup…

Trump, Kim Summit Collapses Over Sanctions Impasse

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — President Donald Trump has departed Vietnam after failing to reach an agreement during his second nuclear summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un. The U.S. leader said he "walked away'' from talks with Kim after it…

UMD Student Running For Duluth City Council At-Large Seat

DULUTH, Minn. – UMD student Mike Mayou, who is studying at the Labovitz School of Business and Economics at the university, has announced he is running for an at-large seat on the Duluth City Council in November. “I’m running to…

Kal Randa Enters Race for St. Louis County Board

HERMANTOWN, Minn. - A fourth candidate has entered the race for the open seat on the St. Louis County Board. Kal Randa is a 22-year-old college student from Hermantown. He's expecting to graduate soon from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities…

Trump Vows Veto if Border Resolution Passed

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is pledging a veto if Congress passes a resolution blocking his use of a national emergency declaration to fund a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump told reporters at the White House on Friday that…

Wisconsin Governor Vetoes Republican tax Plan

MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed an income tax cut bill in an early showdown with legislative Republicans who had moved to weaken the Democrat's powers just weeks before he took office. Evers' veto Wednesday came on…

Sen. Bernie Sanders Running for President in 2020

WASHINGTON - Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says he's running for president in 2020. The 77-year-old self-described democratic socialist challenged Hillary Clinton in the Democratic presidential primary in 2016 and said on Tuesday that he planned to again seek the nomination.…

Trump declares national emergency to build border wall

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says he expects legal challenges to his decision to declare a national emergency to erect barriers between the U.S. and Mexico but says he'll be vindicated. Trump announced Friday that he has signed the appropriate…

Trump Says He’ll Sign National Emergency

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says he’ll be declaring a national emergency so he can build a southern border wall. Trump did not say on Friday when he would make such a declaration, but the move will allow him to…