Minnesota Senate passes new penalties for gun straw buyers, bans binary triggers
Hermantown DFL Sen. Grant Hauschild voted for it while saying he won't support a safe-storage bill.
Minnesota lawmakers look to ban 'excited delirium' training for police
The mention of the term during the George Floyd murder case and other high-profile police encounters has accelerated the debate over its legitimacy.
What Trump promised oil CEOs as he asked them to steer $1 billion to his campaign
Donald Trump has pledged to scrap President Biden's policies on electric vehicles and wind energy, and other initiatives opposed by the fossil fuel industry.
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California's budget deficit has likely grown. Gov. Gavin Newsom will reveal his plan to address it
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will update his budget proposal on Friday, and the news likely won't be good.
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One man was a Capitol Police officer. The other rioted on Jan. 6. They're both running for Congress
For Derrick Evans, being part of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol wasn't enough. The former West Virginia lawmaker wants to make his path to the halls of Congress permanent.
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Third week of testimony in Trump's hush money trial draws to a close, with Michael Cohen yet to come
The third week of testimony in Donald Trump's hush money trial draws to a close Friday after jurors heard the dramatic, if not downright seamy, account of porn actor Stormy Daniels, while prosecutors gear up for their most crucial witness: Michael Cohen, Trump's former attorney.
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Trump attorney and Stormy Daniels trade barbs during questions about alleged 2006 sexual encounter
Donald Trump's defense attorney on Thursday accused Stormy Daniels of slowly altering the details of an alleged 2006 sexual encounter with Trump, trying to persuade jurors that a key prosecution witness in the former president's hush money trial cannot be believed.
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'You're a go': How miscues and confusion delayed the National Guard on Jan. 6
New testimony underscores how a critical miscommunication between top military officials contributed to a four-hour delay in deploying troops to help restore order at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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New rule aims to speed up removal of limited group of migrants who don't qualify for asylum
A new Biden administration rule announced Thursday aims to speed up asylum processing at the southern border for a a limited group of people believed to have committed serious crimes or who have terrorist links and ultimately more quickly eject them from the country.
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Expect clearer air this summer in Minnesota, thanks to a milder wildfire season
Wildfires may still bring some smoke, but not nearly as much as 2023, forecasters said.
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Chinese billionaire gets time served, leaves country after New York, Rhode Island straw donor scheme
A Chinese billionaire who pleaded guilty to funneling illegal straw donations to politicians' campaigns in New York and Rhode Island was sentenced Thursday to time served and quickly left the country as part of his deal with prosecutors to forfeit his green card.
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Trump is limited in what he can say about his court case. His GOP allies are showing up to help
Former President Donald Trump is limited in what he can publicly say as he fights charges that he made payments to a porn actor to illegally influence the 2016 election. But he's getting help from some GOP allies who are glad to show up and talk.
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New lawsuit renews challenge to Tennessee laws targeting crossover voting in primary elections
A group of Tennesseans who say they were intimidated into not voting in a primary election or were threatened with prosecution after they did vote has filed a legal challenge to two state laws meant to prevent crossover voting.
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FBI warns that foreign adversaries could use AI to spread disinformation about US elections
The FBI is concerned that foreign adversaries could deploy artificial intelligence as a means to interfere in American elections and spread disinformation, a senior official said Thursday, describing the technology as an area ''that's probably going to see growth over the coming years.''
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Colorado-based abortion fund sees rising demand. Many are from Texas, where procedure is restricted
A Colorado abortion fund said Thursday it's helped hundreds access abortion in the first months of 2024, many arriving from Texas where abortion is restricted, showing a steady increase in need each year since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022.
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Union push pits the United Farm Workers against a major California agricultural business
In a meeting room at a hotel in California's crop-rich Central Valley, a fight is taking place that could help shape the future of farm labor in fields that grow a chunk of the country's food.
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The Latest | Judge denies defense's 2nd request for mistrial in Trump's hush money case
The judge in Donald Trump's hush money case denied a second request from defense attorneys to declare a mistrial over porn actor Stormy Daniels' testimony, which concluded Thursday.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson survived a motion to vacate. Here's why his job is far from safe
Mike Johnson's job isn't safe yet.
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Failure to oust Speaker 'MAGA Mike' Johnson shows strength and weakness of his alliance with Trump
It was Donald Trump who bestowed the ''MAGA Mike Johnson'' nickname on the House speaker the day he won the gavel.
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Barron Trump, 18, to make political debut as Florida delegate to the Republican convention
Former President Donald Trump's youngest son, Barron Trump, has been chosen to serve as a Florida delegate to the Republican National Convention, the state party chairman said Wednesday.
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Man acquitted of supporting plot to kidnap Michigan governor is running for sheriff
A man acquitted of having a supporting role in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said he's running for county sheriff.
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Fight over foreign money in politics stymies deal to assure President Joe Biden is on Ohio's ballot
The question of whether Democratic President Joe Biden will appear on Ohio's fall ballot has become entangled in a partisan legislative fight to keep foreign money out of state ballot campaigns, a year after cash tied to a Swiss billionaire boosted a successful effort to enshrine abortion rights in the solidly red state's constitution.
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Democratic ex-White House aide Maggie Goodlander is running for Congress in New Hampshire
Democrat Maggie Goodlander, a former senior White House aide with deep political connections, announced on Thursday that she's running for Congress in her home state of New Hampshire.
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