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Trump tells ex-counsel McGahn: Defy subpoena, don't testify

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President Donald Trump directed his former White House Counsel Don McGahn to defy a congressional subpoena Monday, citing a Justice Department legal opinion that maintains McGahn would have immunity from testifying about his work as a close Trump adviser.
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Minneapolis lawyer ordered to pay back taxes to avoid incarceration

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Interim City Council Member Kassim Busuri, seen in February, joined the Ward Six race last week, despite an earlier pledge not to seek the seat.
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Interim council member's Ward 6 candidacy shakes up St. Paul City Hall

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  • Interim St. Paul council member who promised not to run now says he will
Politics

State budget deal: No gas tax hike; health care tax continues

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Another round of severe weather forecast for Southern Plains

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Xcel Energy employees examine a 38-foot-deep pool that holds spent fuel rods at its Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant. The utility said Monday it wi
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Xcel Energy employees examine a 38-foot-deep pool that holds spent fuel rods at its Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant.

Xcel to extend nuclear plant, close 2 coal plants, add solar

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Within 11 years, Xcel says it can end coal generation in Minnesota, but it also plans to extend the life of its Monticello nuclear plant by another decade to 2040.
  • All Energy Solar expands in St. Paul
  • Technology, cost could hamper efforts for carbon-free grid in Minnesota
Minnesota Timberwolves interim head coach Ryan Saunders during the second half of the Timberwolves 119-115 loss to the Dallas Mavericks Friday, Jan. 1
Sports

Twin Cities sports 'youth movement' continues with Saunders hire

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The Gophers' Natalie DenHartog was greeted at home after a three-run homer in the first inning against Georgia in the NCAA Minneapolis regional softba
Sports

Gophers grab quick lead, smash Georgia 8-1 for regional softball title

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The Fitz is a new pizzeria in St. Paul's Cathedral Hill.
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A new pizzeria for St. Paul's Cathedral Hill, opening today

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  • Belgian waffle truck to open store at Mall of America
Living legend Tony Bennett, 92, to croon July 28 at Orpheum in Minneapolis
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Living legend Tony Bennett, 92, to croon July 28 at Orpheum in Minneapolis

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  • Pioneering Minnesota musician returns to his first love – piano – as 'a way of staying alive'
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This image shows potholes of water filled after a rainfall in March of this year. People are calling for more water storage, the author writes, but wh

Counterpoint: Further perspectives on the 'run-down' Minnesota River

Farming gets pegged as a culprit for the Minnesota's condition, but if we're putting things in historical context, we must think broadly.

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