National
February 8

First lady announces new White House tennis pavilion

Tennis anyone?
National
February 8

Nationstar Mortgage to refund $73M to borrowers under order

Nationstar Mortgage, which operates under the brand Mr. Cooper, was ordered to repay $73 million to roughly 40,000 homeowners for repeatedly failing to provide even the most basic operations as a mortgage servicing company over four years, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Monday.
National
February 8

Pompeo to speak in Georgia as Senate run-offs loom

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to deliver a speech extolling the Trump administration's foreign policy this week in Georgia, ahead of key Senate run-off elections in the state that will determine control of the upper chamber of Congress.
Politics
February 8
U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, a Democrat, held a town hall at Burnsville High Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019, in Burnsville, MN. Here, Craig responded to a question

Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig reflects on attack: 'I have an extraordinary opportunity'

The DFL congresswoman says carrying legislation has helped her process what happened to her.
Politics
February 5
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors Inc., unveils the companyís newest product, Powerpack in Hawthorne, Calif., Thursday, April 30, 2015. Musk is tryi

Charges: Tesla employee from Twin Cities goes to Texas, threatens to kill Elon Musk, President Biden

He was arrested near the company's headquarters in Austin, according to court records.
Politics
February 4
Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips got 1.7% of the vote in South Carolina’s Democratic presidential primary on Saturday.

Rep. Phillips places distant third in South Carolina Democratic presidential primary

The Minnesota Democrat got less than 2% of the vote.
Politics
February 1
Lt. Gov. Tina Smith waited in the back of the room until she was introduced at the 2015 Minnesota Association of County Veterans Services Officers Fal

Brooks: Need some Minnesota Nice for that burn? Sen. Tina Smith roasts Dean Phillips

The congressman's longshot presidential bid is drawing scorn from one-time allies in the Democratic Party.
Local
January 31
Rep. Ilhan Omar approached the stage to deliver her address to the delegates.

Fact check: What Rep. Ilhan Omar actually said in viral speech

Republican leaders are calling for an investigation over a disputed translation of the congresswoman's comments.
Politics
January 27
GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Thursday, October 4, 2007 -- Minnetonka, Minn. -- UnitedHealth Group Headquarters in Minnetonka, Minn.

Minnesota corporations resume donations to election disputers

At least eight major companies with headquarters in Minnesota have given more than $400,000 to members of Congress who disputed Electoral College results in the last presidential election.
Duluth
January 25
President Joe Biden visited the Earth Rider Brewery in Superior, Wisc. For the second time in a month, President Biden is traveling to Wisconsin for t

Biden visits Superior, Duluth to trumpet bridge money

Thursday marks the second visit in less than two years to the port cities, where he announced funding for transportation projects elsewhere in the nation.
Politics
January 24
Corinne Dodge asked Dean Phillips for a hug and then she held his hand, as she was asking people to write in Joe Biden on the ballot outside a polling

After New Hampshire loss, how far will Dean Phillips take his presidential campaign?

Phillips has vowed to move on to the next presidential primaries in South Carolina and Michigan.
Local
January 24
President Donald Trump acknowledged Rep Pete Stauber at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ] GLEN STUBBE • glen.stubbe@startribune.co

Will Rep. Pete Stauber join President Joe Biden to celebrate $1B bridge project he voted against?

Biden and Gov. Tim Walz are set to highlight the massive federal investment in the Blatnik Bridge replacement between Duluth and Superior, Wis.
Politics
January 24
Dean Phillips takes the stage at his election night party after a stronger showing than expected in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024

Dean Phillips loses to Biden in New Hampshire's Democratic primary

Before results came in, the Minnesota congressman said he hoped to win more than 20% support.
Politics
January 22
Dean Phillips high-fived a supporter as he took the stage to speak to a crowd at a GOTV event at the Nashua Senior Activity Center Saturday, Jan. 20,

Dean Phillips: A No Labels presidential ticket would need to include 'a DeSantis or a Ramaswamy'

The Minnesota presidential candidate, who's said he would consider a No Labels bid if the general election is a Biden-Trump rematch, said the ticket would need someone who could draw votes away from Trump.
Photography
January 22
Dean Phillips high-fived a supporter as he took the stage to speak to a crowd at a GOTV event at the Nashua Senior Activity Center Saturday, Jan. 20,

Photos: Dean Phillips makes his stand in New Hampshire

The Minnesota Democrat is hoping his presidential campaign can make a difference in the seemingly locked-in 2024 race.
National
January 19
Nikki Haley responds to Trump's attacks: 'Clearly he's insecure'

Nikki Haley responds to Trump's attacks: 'Clearly he's insecure'

With just days to go before New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary, Nikki Haley is responding to the escalating attacks from former President Donald Trump - and dismissing them as proof that she threatens his bid for a third consecutive nomination.
Politics
January 4

Complaint alleges Dean Phillips' presidential campaign illegally coordinated with super PAC

The complaint accuses Phillips' campaign of illegally coordinating with a PAC started by his former adviser, Steve Schmidt. The campaign calls the complaint "baseless."
Politics
September 28, 2023
Security and other airport employees will have to continue to go to work without pay.

What a federal government shutdown means for Minnesota

A shutdown could sideline some of the nearly 17,000 Minnesotans employed by the federal government.
Duluth
February 12, 2023
In this 2018 file photo, an F-16 jet with the 148th Fighter Wing in Duluth practiced a flyover over downtown Minneapolis. Jets from the 148th shot dow

Duluth-based National Guard airmen shot down object over Lake Huron

The fighter jets set off from Madison, Wis., earlier Sunday on the federal mission, according to Gov. Tim Walz.
Politics
February 3, 2023
Gov. Tim Walz signed legislation on Friday establishing Juneteenth as a state holiday. Walz also ceremonially signed the CROWN Act, which prohibits di

Bills making Juneteenth a state holiday, banning hair discrimination now law

The state's newest holiday will be recognized for the first time this year, with government offices closed.

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