Gophers
July 27, 2017
JEFF WHEELER • jwheeler@startribune.com MINNEAPOLIS - 7/8/09 - The University of Minnesota's new TCF Stadium is set to open for football this s

Legislative auditor: U should consider limiting regents' friends, family at TCF Bank Stadium suite

Policy is that "strategic guests are supplemented with family and friends, who are always welcome in the suite," a new report notes.
Local
July 26, 2017
Capt. Tarrence Robertson is transgender and serves in the Minnesota National Guard.

Transgender Minnesota natives want to serve their country in military

Two Minnesotans serving in the military expressed disappointment at President Donald Trump.
Politics
July 26, 2017

Reaction to Trump's transgender military ban

Politics
July 26, 2017

How many transgender people serve?

Politics
July 26, 2017
FILE - In this June 28, 2016, file photo, U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., discusses the release of his final report on the 2012 attacks on the U.S. cons

Rep. Gowdy acted as 'second attorney' for Kushner during questioning, Democrats say

Politics
July 26, 2017
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, with Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, right, and Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., lef

Senate Republicans' effort to repeal ACA has only just begun

Conservative groups will be keeping close track as the Senate begins long process.
Business
July 25, 2017

U.S. House votes to roll back CFPB rule on mandatory arbitration

If repealed, consumers would lose a choice of options for certain financial grievances.
Politics
July 25, 2017

Republicans come to Sessions' defense

July 25, 2017
Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., ranking member on the Senate Armed Services Committee listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 13, 2017, during th

What senators really think: Hot mic reveals fears that Trump is 'crazy,' 'I'm worried'

July 25, 2017
President Donald Trump waves to the crowd after speaking at the 2017 National Scout Jamboree in Glen Jean, W.Va., Monday, July 24, 2017.

Trump's Boy Scouts speech broke with 80 years of presidential tradition

July 25, 2017
FILE-- President Donald Trump speaks during campaign-style rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 21, 2017. Trump appeared to acknowledge on Friday in an i

When he travels, Trump favors states that voted for him

President Donald Trump surveyed the crowd of thousands of Boy Scouts at their summit Monday and assessed, "There's a lot of love in this big, beautiful place. And a lot of love for our country." He singled out for affection West Virginia, a state that gave him his largest margin of victory in November.
Politics
July 25, 2017
Trump to Boy Scouts: We could use more loyalty

Trump to Boy Scouts: We could use more loyalty

President Donald Trump is addressing thousands of Boy Scouts at a national gathering in West Virginia. Trump says that the country "has no better citizens than its Boy Scouts," adding: "The Scouts believe in putting America first."
Politics
July 24, 2017
Keith Downey

Former state GOP chairman Keith Downey launches bid for governor

Local
July 24, 2017
Construction worker Ramiro Lopez Martinez was picked up by immigration agents after a traffic arrest. His original bond was $33,000, but a judge reduc

Some immigrants face Catch-22 as ICE takes a harder line on detention

In Minnesota, more facing criminal charges are held with high or no bond, making it hard to fight their cases.
Nation
July 24, 2017
Former GOP Sen. David Durenberger is pleading with his successors to resist "bullying" to support a bill they do not yet understand.

Durenberger urges Republicans to vote no on ACA repeal efforts

Politics
July 24, 2017
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 24, 2017, to meet behind closed doors before the Senate I

Kushner meets with lawmakers for Russia probe

White House senior adviser and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner says he did not collude with Russia. AP reporter Mary Clare Jalonick explains that Kushner's meeting on Capitol Hill marks a first for Trump's inner circle.
Nation
July 24, 2017
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 24, 2017, to meet behind closed doors before the Senate I

Read Kushner's prepared statement

Politics
July 24, 2017
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 24, 2017, to meet behind closed doors before the Senate I

Kushner releases statement on Russia meeting

Jared Kushner released a statement before meeting with Senate Intelligence Committee staffers on Monday. Kushner says the June, 2016 meeting with a Russian-American lawyer was such a "waste of time," he had his assistant call him out.
Business
July 24, 2017
This photo taken Aug. 26, 2014, shows the Minntac taconite mine plant in Mountain Iron, Minn.

Trade watchers wary as Minnesota politicians support steel tariffs

A tariff on imported steel that President Donald Trump says will shore up the sagging U.S. steel industry enjoys growing political popularity in Minnesota, even as those who specialize in trade policy warn that it could injure other critical parts of the state's economy.
Business
July 23, 2017
NxThera President Bob Paulson, shown operating a urological treatment device.

Uncertain fate of medical device tax leaves Minn. businesses hanging

Minnesota businesses aren't sure how to proceed as health care repeal stalls.

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