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ND Gov. Burgum and Former VP Pence Jump Into Already Crowded GOP Race for President

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, a former software entrepreneur who enacted a slate of laws this year advancing conservative policies on culture war issues, highlighted his small-town roots and business experience as he announced his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday. Burgum, 66, joins a long list of contenders hoping to dent former President Donald Trump’s early lead…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launches 2024 GOP presidential campaign to challenge Trump

MIAMI (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis entered the 2024 presidential race on Wednesday, stepping into a crowded Republican primary contest that will test both his national appeal as an outspoken cultural conservative and the GOP’s willingness to move on from former President Donald Trump. The 44-year-old Republican revealed his decision in a Federal Election Commission filing before an online conversation with Twitter CEO…

Lawyer: Trump indicted; 1st ex-president charged with crime

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, prosecutors and defense lawyers said Thursday, making him the first former U.S. president to face a criminal charge and jolting his bid to retake the White House next year. The charges remained under seal late Thursday, but the investigation centered on payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign…

Trump says he’ll be arrested on Tuesday

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said in a social media post that he will be arrested Tuesday as a New York prosecutor is eyeing charges in a case examining hush money paid to women who alleged sexual encounters with the former president. Trump said in a post on his Truth Social network early Saturday that “illegal leaks”…

Voters chime in on Biden administration so far

MSUM students chime in as President Biden reaches the halfway point of his first term.

MINNESOTA (KVRR) — Vice President Harris’ visit to St. Cloud focuses on Minnesota’s push for clean energy in the coming decades. By 2030, the movement requires 80% of the state’s electricity to come from carbon-free sources. That goal will be increased to 100% by 2040. Some younger voters support the idea of Minnesota’s clean energy bill but wonder how sustainable…

Garland names special counsel to lead Trump investigation

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland named a special counsel on Friday to oversee the Justice Department’s investigation into the presence of classified documents at former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate as well as key aspects of a separate probe involving the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and efforts to undo the 2020 election. The appointment of veteran prosecutor Jack…

Trump announces third campaign for president

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Former President Donald Trump is running for president again. Trump made his plans official Tuesday night after teasing the potential of a comeback since before he even left the White House in 2021. He had hoped to piggyback off expected Republican gains in last week’s midterm elections and stave off potential challengers. Instead, Trump is…

Trump aides eye third week of November for 2024 announcement

WASHINGTON (CNN) – Top aides to former President Donald Trump have been eyeing the third week of November as an ideal launch point for his 2024 presidential campaign, sources familiar with the matter tell CNN. Two sources said Trump’s team has specifically discussed November 14 as one possible announcement date, which would come less than a week after the midterm…

Judge orders appointment of special master to review seized Trump records

FLORIDA (FOX NEWS) A federal judge ordered Monday that an independent special master be appointed to review the records seized by the FBI during its raid of former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home and ordered the Justice Department stop its own review of the material for investigative purposes. U.S. District Judge from the Southern District of Florida Judge Aileen M. Cannon ordered that…

Trump praises Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade

WASHINGTON (AP) – Former President Donald Trump praised the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overruling a right to an abortion in an interview with Fox News. Three of the justices voting in favor were Trump appointees Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett. He said the decision announced Friday would “work out for everybody.” He added that the decision is…