MPR News PM Update
Feb. 27, 2019
President Trump and his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen dominated the news headlines today. While Trump kicked off another historic summit with North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un in Hanoi, Cohen testified in front of a House committee that his former client knew ahead of time that WikiLeaks had emails damaging to Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign. You can check out analysis and the latest on these stories here.
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Michael Cohen calls Trump a 'racist' and a 'con man' in scathing testimony

The president's former personal lawyer said he was "ashamed because I know what Mr. Trump is." Cohen has made a number of incendiary allegations against the president in Wednesday's landmark hearing.

What to watch:Cohen's testimony could deal damage to Trump
Read more:Cohen's prepared remarks to Congress
 
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Trump, Kim open second nuclear summit with handshake, smiles

Asked if this summit would yield a political declaration to end the Korean War, President Trump said "We'll see."

Trump - Kim summit: What everyone wants from the summit
 
Report: EPA fails to enforce 'major' pollution crime, including 2 Minn. incidents

President Trump's priorities and the EPA's declining funding were cited as the main factors behind the slipping environmental law enforcement.

 
Bill would aid Minnesota schools struggling with snow days

Key lawmakers are fast-tracking a bill to give district boards clearance to shorten their academic calendars this school year amid an extraordinary winter of class cancellations.

State politics blog:Capitol View | Full coverage: MPR News politics
 
U.S. House passes most significant gun bill in 2 decades

The legislation mandates background checks be performed on all gun sales, including firearm purchases made privately. The Senate is unlikely to take it up.

In Minnesota:Gun law hearing expected to draw big crowd
 
You know St. Paul's mayor -- now meet his dad in a new autobiography

Melvin Carter is out with a new book about his life. Not St. Paul's mayor, mind you — that's Melvin Carter III — but his father.

 
ChangeMakers: Valerie and Allysza Castile, carrying on Philando's spirit

Valerie, 62, and Allysza Castile, 26, are the mother and sister of Philando Castile. Since her son's death, Valerie has been an advocate for police and criminal justice reform and founded the Philando Castile Relief Foundation.

 
Sexual assault of detained migrant children reported in the thousands since 2015

Opponents of the Trump administration's family separation policy say migrant children are not safe in government custody. Administration officials say most of the allegations are unproven.

 
German firefighters work to free rotund rat stuck in manhole cover

Like a square peg in a round hole, a fat rat learned the hard way about squeezing through a too-tight space in Germany over the weekend. Luckily, the fire department had its back.

 
Spielman: Vikings pick up 2020 option on Zimmer's contract

The Minnesota Vikings have exercised their option on coach Mike Zimmer's contract for 2020. General manager Rick Spielman made the announcement in Indianapolis at the NFL scouting combine.

 
Wrestler, Elvis impersonator Wayne Farris to be inducted into WWE Hall of Fame

Farris was known for carrying a guitar into the ring, which he would use as a weapon against his opponents.

 
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