Trump lawyers argue Democrats just want to overturn election

Jay Sekulow, personal attorney to President Donald Trump, speaks during the impeachment trial against Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washi

Trump attorney Jay Sekulow suggested Democrats were investigating the president over Ukraine simply because they couldn't bring him down for Russia.

— Senate Television, via AP

President Donald Trump's lawyers plunged into his impeachment trial defense Saturday by accusing Democrats of striving to overturn the 2016 election, arguing that investigations of Trump's dealings with Ukraine have not been a fact-finding mission but a politically motivated effort to drive him from the White House.

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GOP legislator says Mpls. must answer for blocking media coverage of Upper Harbor project

Rep. Dean Urdahl criticizes board members for breaking open meeting laws.

Best Buy investigation highlights workplace romance policies in the era of MeToo

Best Buy CEO Corie Barry greeted employees and then customers as the the Richfield Best Buy store opened on Thanksgiving.

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Pompeo lashes out at journalist; NPR defends its reporter

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a visit to an anti-narcotics police base in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020.

In a direct and personal attack, America's chief diplomat said the journalist had "lied" to him and he called her conduct "shameful."

'Big John' Duhart, bouncer at Palmer's Bar, dies at 66

The gentle giant manning the door for two decades at the West Bank institution earned a loyal following among its eclectic clientele.

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Twins pitcher Brusdar Graterol signed autographs during TwinsFest 2020 on Friday at Target Field.

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