Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal justices show signs of wanting to overturn ballot drop box ban
Liberal justices who control the Wisconsin Supreme Court showed signs Monday of being willing to overturn a ruling that all but eliminated the use of absentee ballot drop boxes in the swing state.
'Watching history happen': New Minnesota flag flies at Capitol
The historic changeover to mark Statehood Day follows a whirlwind process late last year to rethink and redesign the symbols that have represented Minnesota for most of the state's history.
Rep. Ilhan Omar wins DFL endorsement over Don Samuels at Minneapolis convention
Omar won her party's backing ahead of a highly anticipated primary election rematch with Samuels.
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The Latest | Cohen returning to stand for cross-examination by Trump's lawyers at hush money trial
Donald Trump's fixer-turned-foe returns to the witness stand Tuesday for a bruising round of questioning from the former president's lawyers.
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Minnesota House to debate putting equal rights, abortion protections on the ballot in 2026
There's still disagreement between Democrats in the House and Senate about the language and whether it should go on the ballot this fall or in two years, and the House vote is delayed until Wednesday.
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Michael Cohen will face a bruising cross-examination by Trump's lawyers at the hush money trial
Donald Trump's fixer-turned-foe awaits a bruising round of questioning from the former president's lawyers on Tuesday after testimony that linked the celebrity client to all aspects of a hush money scheme that prosecutors say was aimed at stifling stories that threatened his 2016 campaign.
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Proposed Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment draws rival crowds to Capitol for crucial votes
Impassioned supporters and opponents of a far-reaching Equal Rights Amendment to the Minnesota Constitution flocked to the State Capitol ahead of crucial votes aimed at putting it on the 2026 ballot.
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Congress is sending families less help for day care costs. So states are stepping in
Across the country, the story for families is virtually the same: Child care is unaffordable for many, hard to find for those who can pay, and financially precarious for day care operators and their employees.
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Trump suggests Chinese migrants are in the US to build an 'army.' The migrants tell another story
It was 7 a.m. on a recent Friday when Wang Gang, a 36-year-old Chinese immigrant, jostled for a day job in New York City's Flushing neighborhood.
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Harry Dunn, former US Capitol police officer, running in competitive Maryland congressional primary
Harry Dunn, a former police officer who defended the U.S. Capitol against rioters on Jan. 6, 2021, is running in a crowded Maryland Democratic primary along with several state legislators including state Sen. Sarah Elfreth in a competitive race for an open seat in Congress.
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Incumbent Baltimore mayor faces familiar rival in Democratic primary
The 2024 Baltimore mayor's race includes familiar faces and corruption allegations — two common themes in the city's long history of political scandals.
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Unrepentant Jan. 6 rioter Derrick Evans goes up against GOP Rep. Carol Miller in West Virginia
Incumbent Rep. Carol Miller has seen plenty of political challengers throughout her long, popular career, but perhaps not one as boisterous as Derrick Evans, her opponent in Tuesday's Republican primary in West Virginia's 1st Congressional District.
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Primaries in Maryland and West Virginia will shape the battle this fall for a Senate majority
Voters across Maryland and West Virginia will decide key primary elections Tuesday with big implications in the fight for the Senate majority this fall.
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North Carolina congressional runoff highlights Trump's influence in GOP politics
A Republican primary runoff for a North Carolina congressional district on Tuesday could demonstrate yet again the strong influence former President Donald Trump has on GOP politics across the country.
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Arizona's high court is allowing the attorney general 90 more days on her abortion ban strategy
Arizona's highest court on Monday gave the state's attorney general another 90 days to decide further legal action in the case over a 160-year-old near-total ban on abortion that lawmakers recently voted to repeal.
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The Nebraska GOP is rejecting all Republican congressional incumbents in Tuesday's primary election
In one of the most closely watched congressional races this year, U.S. Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska is looking to defeat a fellow Republican in Tuesday's primary election in his quest for reelection. He'll have to do it without the support of the state Republican Party, which has endorsed his primary challenger.
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Sen. Bob Menendez's corruption trial begins, his second in the last decade
Sen. Bob Menendez went on trial in Manhattan federal court Monday, accused of accepting bribes of gold and cash to use his influence to deliver favors that would help three New Jersey businessmen.
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Star witness Michael Cohen says Trump was intimately involved in all aspects of hush money scheme
Donald Trump was intimately involved with all aspects of a scheme to stifle stories about sex that threatened to torpedo his 2016 campaign, his former lawyer said Monday in matter-of-fact testimony that went to the heart of the former president's hush money trial.
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Ron DeSantis is planning to raise money for Donald Trump in Florida and Texas, AP sources say
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is planning to raise money for former President Donald Trump in the coming weeks, putting into action the commitment he made at a meeting with Trump last month to help his former rival for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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Kentucky governor to speak out against strict abortion ban in neighboring Tennessee
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's upcoming trip to neighboring Tennessee to speak out against that state's sweeping abortion ban is the latest sign that the Democrat known for defeating Donald Trump-backed rivals is looking to improve his party's prospects in GOP territory and build up his own name recognition.
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Wisconsin Senate plans to vote on overriding Evers veto of PFAS funding, other bills
Republicans said Monday that the state Senate would vote to override up to 36 of the governor's vetoes, including a bill to fight PFAS pollution — moves that Democrats derided as desperate election year stunts.
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New Jersey lawmakers pass overhaul of state's open records law
Over jeers of ''shame'' shouted from the gallery, New Jersey lawmakers on Monday passed legislation to overhaul the state's open public records law despite objections from civil rights groups and the state's press association.
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Donald Trump's GOP allies show up in force as Michael Cohen takes the stand in hush money trial
With Donald Trump barred from publicly attacking the key witness in his hush money trial, his campaign brought to court a phalanx of Republican elected officials to speak for him.
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