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Pence Says One Detainee 'Hadn't Seen Daylight'

WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Mike Pence is revealing new details about the conditions of the three Americans freed by North Korea, saying one was evidently kept fr om the daylight. Pence tells ABC News that Secretary of State Mike…

Trump to Greet North Korea Detainees Upon Return to U.S.

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is set to greet three Americans who were detained in North Korea when they return to the U.S. early Thursday. Trump is promising “quite a scene'' at a middle-of-the-night arrival ceremony outside Washington. Their…

A Look at Iran's Nuclear Program Under 2015 Deal

(AP) - President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he will withdraw the United States from a 2015 agreement with Iran and world powers under which Tehran agreed to limit its nuclear activities in return for sanctions relief. European countries and other…

Pete Stauber Gets Republican Endorsement In 8th Dist.

DULUTH, Minn. - 8th Congressional District candidate Pete Stauber has won the Republican endorsement. The announcement comes after the GOP district convention in Park Rapids, Minn., over the weekend. Stauber is a retired Duluth police officer and current St. Louis…

Senate Approves tax Plan With Income tax cut

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Senate has passed its plan to cut income taxes while matching new federal tax cuts. The bill passed Thursday would lower taxes on the first income bracket from 5.35 percent to 5.1 percent.…

Senate Poised to Vote on tax Plan With Income tax cut

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Senate is preparing to vote on its plan to cut income tax rates while matching the federal tax overhaul. The Republican-controlled Senate's proposal up for a vote Thursday would lower taxes on the…

GOP Lawmakers Offer gun Bills

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Two Republican lawmakers from Minneapolis suburbs are proposing bills aimed at gun possession and ownership. One would give private sellers an incentive to verify a buyer has a legal right to own a gun before…

House GOP Proposes $825M in Public Construction

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota House Republicans are proposing to spend $825 million on public works projects with a heavy focus on water infrastructure, roads and state building repairs. The House's so-called bonding bill is roughly half the size…

Clinton Impeachment Lawyer to Represent Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) - Veteran Washington, D.C., lawyer Emmet Flood, who represented President Bill Clinton during his impeachment process, is joining the White House to represent President Donald Trump in the special counsel's Russia investigation. White House spokesman Sarah Huckabee Sanders…

Welcome to the Partisan Fury, Michelle Wolf

NEW YORK (AP) - White House Correspondents Association roaster Michelle Wolf joins a club with the likes of Kathy Griffin, Stormy Daniels and David Hogg - little-known or unknown figures who suddenly became surrogates for the hyper-partisan rhetorical warfare of…