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Megan McArdle
July 3, 2019
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during her weekly media availability on Capitol Hill, Thursday, June 27, 2019 in Washington. (AP Photo/Al

Democrats are in disunity. How long can Pelosi hold them together?

So far she's done better than other House speakers have in similar situations.
Max Nisen
July 3, 2019
FILE - In this June 14, 2011 file photo, various prescription drugs on the automated pharmacy assembly line at Medco Health Solutions in Willingboro,

Trump's bully pulpit didn't stop drug-price hikes

The midyear bump is an annual summer tradition, though the industry is learning to avoid the dates everyone is watching.
Editorial
July 2, 2019
Military police walk near Abrams tanks on a flat car in a rail yard, Monday, July 1, 2019, in Washington, ahead of a Fourth of July celebration that P

Trump's Fourth: Planes, tanks and politics

'We the people' will not be welcome in the VIP seats.
Editorial
July 2, 2019

Trump takes the stage in North Korea

To what end?
Cartoons
July 2, 2019
Sack cartoon: Ivanka Trump

Sack cartoon: Ivanka Trump

Edward J. Holland
July 2, 2019
Bruce Bisping/Star Tribune. St. Paul, MN., Wednesday, 4/21/2004. Members of Pro-Choice Minnesotans gathered at Macalester College for a rally to send-

In our approach to health care, we must not weaponize religious beliefs

It's good that the Trump administration has postponed a rule that would upset the balance between conscience and professional duty.
Kayla Shelley
July 2, 2019
A stack of one hundred dollar bills on top of a blue graduation cap. A gold graduation tassel is draped over the stack of money. The ledft side of ima

We Minnesota State students were talked down to as our tuition was raised

We weren't looking for a generational debate, but the board of trustees didn't appear to understand the impact.
Letters
July 2, 2019
In this Wednesday, May 29, 2019, Eric Olson, right, gathers his tools as contractor Robert Radotich uses a backhoe to dig areas so the soil stratifica

Readers Write: Mining and jobs, climate, pediatric gender care, court-martial, Trump's transparency

Good jobs and a clean environment aren't mutually exclusive.
Editorial
July 2, 2019

Moving on from 'no-touch' prison policy

State Department of Corrections chief makes the right call at Shakopee facility.
Catalina Morales
July 2, 2019
Demonstrators gather at the Supreme Court as the justices finish the term with key decisions on gerrymandering and a census case involving an attempt

2020 census: A win on citizenship; a time, also, to reflect

There's still a lot leaving us in limbo, and it didn't all start with Trump.
Annie L. Owens
July 2, 2019
FILE - In this June 27, 2019, file photo, a U.S. Border Patrol car drives along the Rio Grande in Brownsville, Texas, as seen from Matamoros, Tamaulip

Armed militias are breaking the law — and the Border Patrol might be, too

The Antideficiency Act generally prohibits federal employees from accepting "voluntary services" — that is, services not paid for with federal dollars appropriated by Congress.
Opinion
July 1, 2019
Editorial cartoon: Mike Lester on the Democratic Party platform

Editorial cartoon: Mike Lester on the Democratic Party platform

Editorial
July 1, 2019

Minnesota avoids a policy mistake on health 'reform'

Study says Medicaid work requirements don't accomplish proponents' goals.
Letters
July 1, 2019
Both opponents and supporters of Line 3 lined up before the doors opened to the Senate Building last fall, where the Public Utilities Commission was t

Readers Write: Line 3 replacement, mining, redistricting, student loans

Line 3 is not a participation trophy
Randall Bachman
July 1, 2019
Tents at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection station where migrants were being held in Clint, Texas, June 25, 2019. The House on Thursday passed a Se

For $775 per detained migrant child, we can't meet their basic needs?

That, by the way, is quite a bit more than it costs to house prisoners.

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