June 15, 2016
Republican governor candidate Doug Burgum talks to supporters at an art gallery in downtown Fargo, N.D., after Burgum won the GOP primary vote on Tues

North Dakota primary voters turn aside GOP establishment

In both the governor's race and a farming referendum, North Dakota primary voters turned aside the Republican establishment.
June 14, 2016
GLEN STUBBE ¥ gstubbe@startribune.com -- Monday, August 24, 2009 -- Hopkins, Minn. -- Comcast technician Neil Gibbons checked a Hopkins c

Court upholds net neutrality rules on equal internet access

In a big win for the Obama administration, a federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the government's "net neutrality" rules that require internet providers to treat all web traffic equally.
June 14, 2016
FILE - In this March 21, 2016 file photo, Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair, Rep Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla. is interviewed in New York.

Democratic Party's computers breached by Russian hackers

Sophisticated hackers linked to Russian intelligence services broke into the Democratic National Committee's computer networks and gained access to confidential emails, chats and opposition research on presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump, people familiar with the breach said Tuesday.
Politics
June 9, 2016
President Barack Obama and Sen. Bernie Sanders walk along the colonnade adjacent to the Rose Garden at the White House on Thursday, June 9, 2016, in W

With careful staging, Obama backs Clinton, nudges Sanders

Testifying to Hillary Clinton's grit and experience, President Barack Obama endorsed his former secretary of state's bid to succeed him on Thursday and urged Democrats to line up behind her. It was all part of a carefully orchestrated pressure campaign aimed at easing Clinton rival Bernie Sanders toward the exit and turning fully to the fight against Republican Donald Trump.
June 9, 2016
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks at the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy 2016 National Convention, Thursday, June 9, 2016, in Wa

Warren on attack against Trump as she gets behind Clinton

Sen. Elizabeth Warren threw her support behind Democrat Hillary Clinton for president Thursday, following President Barack Obama in sending a signal to progressive voters now backing Bernie Sanders that it's time to unite around the presumptive Democratic nominee.
June 9, 2016
A TSA PreCheck sign signals a line at MSP airport.

Fliers rush to join TSA's PreCheck, only to wait months for approval

A growing number of travelers are signing up for the government's expedited airport screening programs, only to face another wait.
June 8, 2016
In a two photo combination, Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump, left, in Iowa on Jan. 30, 2016, and Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary

Sanders under pressure to quit as Democrats look to unite

Under mounting pressure from Democratic leaders to abandon his presidential campaign, Bernie Sanders returned home to Vermont on Wednesday following dispiriting losses to Hillary Clinton. He vowed to fight on for a political revolution but showed signs he would bow to the inevitable and bring his insurgent effort to a close.
Politics
June 8, 2016
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, second from right, greets her husband, former president Bill Clinton during a presidential primary

Path to Victory: How Clinton learned from '08 missteps

For two weeks in February, Hillary Clinton's campaign appeared on the brink of falling into an all-too-familiar pattern.
National
June 3, 2016
Jehan Hakim sets up a table for voter registration during a service at the Oakland Islamic Center in California, May 20, 2016. As the political climat

Muslims say Trump's rhetoric has spurred new activism

Harsh words "forcing us to politically organize."
June 1, 2016
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump answers questions during a news conference in New York, Tuesday, May 31, 2016. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Trump takes his war with the press to a new level

Donald Trump's heated war with the media reached new heights as he turned the brag-worthy feat of raising $5.6 million for veterans' charities into a sparring match with reporters pressing him on the issue.
World
May 27, 2016
August 8, 1945 Photo Shows: Two Marines, Barely visible because of their camouflaged clothing, hide behind Palm Stumps and dynamite a Japanese sniper'

Florida group finds more US Marine remains on Pacific atoll

The founder of a volunteer group says it has found the remains of 13 more World War II Marines on a Pacific atoll.
May 26, 2016
Earlier this month, Hillary Clinton said she would be happy to "talk to anybody, anytime" about the handling of her official emails as secretary of st

Clinton email use broke federal rules: inspector's report

Hillary Clinton and her team ignored clear guidance from the State Department that her email setup broke federal standards and could leave sensitive material vulnerable to hackers, a department audit has found. Her aides twice brushed aside concerns, in one case telling technical staff "the matter was not to be discussed further."
Nation
May 24, 2016
FILE - In this May 10, 2016, file photo, Jerry Ilo holds a gun that he uses to teach the Hawaii Department of Natural Resources hunter education train

Hawaii could be first to put gun owners in federal database

Hawaii could become the first state in the United States to enter gun owners into an FBI database that will automatically notify police if an island resident is arrested anywhere else in the country.
May 23, 2016
The Supreme Court building in Washington, March 7, 2016.

Supreme Court upends all-white jury verdict, death sentence

The Supreme Court upended the conviction and death sentence of a black Georgia man Monday because prosecutors violated the Constitution by excluding African-Americans from the all-white jury that determined his fate.
Politics
May 20, 2016
Feb. 1: Minnesota leaders' full-page ad decries bigotry toward Muslims

Feb. 1: Minnesota leaders' full-page ad decries bigotry toward Muslims

From across a broad spectrum, hate messages declared "un-Minnesotan."
Nation
May 20, 2016
The image of Phoenix police officer David Glasser is displayed during a news conference as Phoenix Police PIO Vince Lewis, left, holds his head down o

Shooting during Phoenix theft leaves officer, suspect dead

A 12-year veteran of the Phoenix police force has died following an exchange of gunfire that also left the 19-year-old suspect dead, authorities said.
May 18, 2016
FILE- In this Friday, May 6, 2016, photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Eugene, Ore. Trump has won the Repub

Trump says his presidential run is good for his business

Donald Trump has told the government that his myriad businesses have flourished with rising revenues since his improbable political success, according to financial documents released Wednesday.
Nation
May 18, 2016
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders speaks during a campaign event on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills, in Carson

Sanders wins Oregon, battles Clinton in Ky.; Trump wins Ore.

Bernie Sanders won Oregon's presidential primary and battled Hillary Clinton to a razor-thin margin in Kentucky, vowing to stay in the race until the end as Clinton aimed to blunt his momentum and prepare for a fall campaign against Republican Donald Trump.
Politics
May 17, 2016
Minnesota Republicans who didn't support Donald Trump tried on Wednesday to get used to the idea that the billionaire controversy magnet will be their

Trump sends teams to Minnesota, other Democrat-leaning states

Donald Trump is rushing to install operatives in several states that traditionally favor Democrats, pointing to a general election plan consistent with the campaign he has run thus far: Defying conventional wisdom and political trends.
May 16, 2016
Demonstrators hold signs outside U.S. Supreme Court, which was hearing arguments for the case Zubik v. Burwell, in Washington, March 23, 2016. The cou

8-justice Supreme Court dodges decision on birth control

A short-handed Supreme Court dodged but kept alive a legal challenge Monday from faith-based groups over the Obama administration's rules for cost-free access to birth control. It was the latest sign of justices struggling to find a majority for cases taken up before Justice Antonin Scalia's death.

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