WASHINGTON -- Minnesota politicians just can't stay away from Havana.
Democratic Sen. Al Franken plans a federally-sponsored trip to Cuba this weekend with Democratic Sen. Tom Udall and Reps. Raul Grijalva, from Arizona, and John Larson, of Connecticut.
According to Franken's office, the four will meet with Cuban and State Department officials and local business owners to "discuss ways the United States can further open relations with Cuba through trade and tourism."
Franken is the third Minnesota lawmaker who will have traveled to Cuba since President Barack Obama announced a normalization of relations with the island in December.
Democratic Rep. Collin Peterson visited the country earlier this year, along with some of Minnesota's agricultural interests. Sen. Amy Klobuchar also visited in February.
U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen welcomes his friend and housemate back, three months after Rep. Steve Scalise was gunned down at a congressional baseball practice.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar appeared on The Daily Show Tuesday night to talk about getting things done in Congress, lowering drug prices and the direction of the Democratic party.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar will appear on "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" at 10 p.m. today. She'll be the second Minnesota politician in recent months to appear, after Rep. Ilhan Omar came on in July.
A Duluth native who just barely lost Virginia's GOP gubernatorial primary said that politicians have not gone far enough in condemning the left for violence during a rally of white nationalists in Charlottesville. "I think that the left is going to try to use this as an excuse to crack down on conservative free speech," said Corey Stewart. "I think they're going to try to use this as an excuse to remove more historical monuments."
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee this week launched digital ads against U.S. Reps. Jason Lewis, Erik Paulsen, and 23 other GOP lawmakers.