This is AP News Minute.
Michelle Bachman is set to kick off her presidential campaign. The Minnesota congresswoman will make a formal announcement in her hometown of Waterloo, Iowa before moving on to campaign stops in New Hampshire and South Carolina.
President Barack Obama is joining talks on striking a deal on spending cuts and raising the government's debt limit. He will hold separate meetings with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell at the White House.
Floodwaters from the Souris River are beginning to recede slowly in North Dakota. But officials warn that Minot won't be clear of danger until the water falls significantly later this week. Some 4,000 homes were damaged by the flooding.
Federal records reviewed by the Associated Press show a spotty record for the Nevada trucking company involved in a deadly crash with an Amtrak train. Authorities have previously cited John Davis trucking company of Battle Mountain for crashes and unsafe driving. A driver for the company drove a truck through a crossing gate and into a two double-decker cars Friday, killing him and five others on the train.
Ed Donahue, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.
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