Alex Osola

That was Wall Street Journal reporter Suzanne Kappner.

Thank you, Suzanne.

Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota is preparing a run for governor.

She filed necessary paperwork today, and a person close to her says she's expected to make a formal announcement soon.

Klobuchar, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, enjoys strong favorability ratings among Minnesota voters.

No major Democratic candidates have said they're running for governor since Tim Walz announced earlier this month that he wouldn't seek a third term.

Meanwhile, roughly a dozen Republicans are in the competition ahead of an August primary.

The GOP hasn't won statewide office in Minnesota since 2006.

And we're exclusively reporting that Washington is considering a complete withdrawal of the roughly 1,000 American troops from Syria.

The move would end an American operation in the country that began in 2014.

Their primary mission is to prevent the resurgence of Islamic State, or ISIS.

But a near collapse of Kurdish allies in the region has led the Pentagon to question the benefits of keeping U.S.

troops in Syria.

And the Syrian government has ordered the Kurdish-led militia to disband.

The Pentagon declined to comment.

That's the horror-slash-drama film Sinners, a sleeper hit that came out last April.

It's just broken the record for the most Oscar nominations received by a single movie, with 16, breaking the previous record of 14 held jointly by All About Eve, Titanic, and La La Land.

Its nominations include a new category for achievement in casting, as well as Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Director.

Other Best Picture nominees include One Battle After Another, which got 13 total nominations, as well as Marty Supreme, Frankenstein, and Sentimental Value, which each got nine nominations.

Shamefully, I've seen zero of this year's Best Picture nominees, but I think I know what I'll be watching this weekend, but probably not all 10.