"Misfire after misfire": GOP analyst says Trump set up midterm blue wave
WCCO's Esme Murphy talks with political correspondents Abou Amara and Amy Fredrickson on Election Night 2026.
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WCCO's Esme Murphy talks with political correspondents Abou Amara and Amy Fredrickson on Election Night 2026.
The U.S. launched limited strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz after Iran fired at a U.S. aircraft, a senior U.S. official told CBS News.
The war with Iran has cost the U.S. military at least $47.1 billion as of mid-October, according to a new estimate from U.S. Central Command obtained by CBS News.
Election day is two weeks away and the wars in Ukraine and Iran continue to plague President Trump. As Natalie Brand reports, that comes as republicans try to maintain control of Congress.
During a CBS News town hall, a man whose wife was killed in the early hours of the U.S.-Iran war pressed Vice President JD Vance on "mistakes" and "fundamental failures."
Tom Emmer, the Republican Majority Whip who leads Minnesota’s Sixth Congressional District, took to the air Sunday to voice support for President Trump’s policies just weeks away from the midterm election.
After Saudi Arabia said Iran's Houthi allies carried out another strike at Riyadh's airport, Iran called the U.S. effort to negotiate toward ending the war "insufficient."
Crude oil prices had shot up on Thursday after reports President Trump was considering more strikes. They immediately dropped again after his new announcement.
Police say five U.K. nationals who were arrested near RAF Fairford air base in England, which is used by U.S. forces, have been released on bail.
Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth, the Republican candidate for governor in November, said Thursday she doesn't back President Trump when it comes to the war with Iran.
Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth, the Republican candidate for governor, says she doesn't back President Trump when it comes to the war with Iran.
A Minnesota sailor living in California came home from nearly a year overseas to find an upsetting surprise.
As Iran responds to Trump's threat of annihilation with its own warning of a possible "new front" in the war, global oil prices are rising again.
President Trump said he could "annihilate" Iran while predicting that Tehran would make a deal to end the war after the U.S. midterm elections.
Voting in Minnesota started Friday, with 44 days now until the Nov. 3 election. The only open Congressional seat in Minnesota is the second district, now held by DFL Rep. Angie Craig, who chose to run for Senate this year. The district south of the metro is home to major suburbs like Burnsville and part of Woodbury as well as farmland. The major candidates are the DFL nominee, former state Sen. Matt Little and current Republican state Sen. Eric Pratt. Pratt joined Esme Murphy on WCCO Sunday Morning at 10:30 a.m.
The alerts did not cite a specific threat, but called for Americans to "exercise heightened vigilance."
Reps. Zach Nunn and Mariannette Miller-Meeks reversed course on a House resolution to require congressional approval for continued military action against Iran, citing open-ended war concerns ahead of competitive midterm races.
The first-of-its-kind report acknowledges the military's munition shortfall and details some of the losses of American assets so far as part of Operation Epic Fury.
The price of diesel has soared more than 60% over the last year, a surge energy experts say is likely to continue. Here's why.
The report comes at a pivotal moment for the Federal Reserve, which is scheduled to meet next week to decide whether to hike interest rates.
Iran on Sunday threatened a "more painful" response to U.S. strikes on three Iranian oil tankers.
Diesel hit a record of $5.85 a gallon Friday, eclipsing its prior mark of $5.81, set in June 2022.
As the war passes the six-month mark, neither side showed any sign of backing down.
With ships logjammed in the Strait of Hormuz and talks with Iran at a standstill, President Trump is turning his focus to a U.S. ally.
The USS George Washington aircraft carrier departed Vietnam last week and is headed to the Middle East to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln, according to a U.S. official.
