The ruling comes as Trump and Rubio have raised concerns that communist Beijing is exercising undue influence over one of the most strategic waterways.
If the president agrees to a military operation, there is a wide array of targets the military could hit, but it depends on the objective of the mission.
Columnist Tiana Lowe Doescher criticized Gov. Tim Walz for invoking the idea that the events in Minnesota are a "civil war," dubbing him the confederacy.
The Justice Department opened a civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis but not for Renee Good.