WASHINGTON (AP) - China’s government says it will “counterattack with great strength” if President Donald Trump goes ahead with plans to raise U.S. tariffs on an additional $100 billion worth of Chinese goods. A Commerce Ministry spokesman said Friday that…
HIBBING, Minn.- A plaque of the 10 Commandments hung in the County Courthouse for 60 years, but a month ago it was taken down. This happened after a local resident reported it to…
PHOENIX (AP) - President Donald Trump has said that he wants to send between 2,000 and 4,000 National Guard members to the US-Mexico border. Speaking on Air Force One Thursday, Trump gave his first estimate on guard levels. Asked about…
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Tim Pawlenty has formally announced that he is entering the race for his old job. The two-term governor announced Thursday afternoon that he is entering the race after months of speculation. Pawlenty announced his candidacy in…
DULUTH, Minn. -- St. Luke's -- one of Duluth's largest employers -- sent a detailed letter to city councilors Wednesday with their disapproval of the proposed Earned Sick and Safe Time ordinance. This comes after more than 20 restaurants in…
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump will be signing a proclamation directing the departments of Defense and Homeland Security to work together with governors to deploy the National Guard to the southwest border. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen made the…
WASHINGTON (AP) - The American Soybean Association, a lobbying group that says it represents 21,000 U.S. soybean producers, says China's proposed 25-percent tariff on soybeans would be “devastating'' to U.S. farmers. China is the largest consumer of U.S. soybeans, buying…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says the win by a liberal candidate for state Supreme Court deals a “serious blow'' to the conservative movement. Walker is issuing the warning in a fundraising email following a torrent of…
(AP) - For the first time, the U.S. government is publicly acknowledging the existence in Washington of what appear to be rogue devices that foreign spies and criminals could be using to track individual cellphones and intercept calls and messages.…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Polls are open in the Wisconsin race for the state Supreme Court. Voters are casting their ballots Tuesday in the race between Milwaukee County Judge Rebecca Dallet and Sauk County Judge Michael Screnock for a 10-year…
BEIJING (AP) - China has raised import duties on a $3 billion list of U.S. pork, apples and other products in an escalating dispute with Washington over trade and industrial policy. The government of President Xi Jinping said Monday it…
DULUTH, Minn.- Minnesota's 8th District Congressional Candidate Michelle Lee received a big endorsement from former Lieutenant Governor Yyonne Prettner Solon. Lee says Yyonne Prettner Solon never lost sight of the needs of…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Protest organizers could be financially and criminally liable if their event leads to property damage in Minnesota under a proposed bill. The House Public Safety committee advanced the Republican-backed bill Wednesday over objections from Democrats…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Scott Walker has signed into law a bill strengthening the penalties for legally buying a firearm with the intent to provide the weapon to someone barred from having a gun. Walker on Wednesday signed the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is firing Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin and replacing him with the White House doctor in the wake of a bruising ethics scandal and a mounting rebellion within the VA. Trump tweets that he…
