Politics
September 7, 2018
Trump talks NYT 'treason,' Nike and Kavanaugh

Trump talks NYT 'treason,' Nike and Kavanaugh

President Donald Trump is faulting The New York Times for publishing an anonymous op-ed from a senior administration official.
Local
September 6, 2018
Eric Tostrud (Photo courtesy Lockridge Grindal Nauen)

Minneapolis lawyer, professor Eric Tostrud confirmed as Minnesota's latest federal judge

Tostrud will give Minnesota's federal bench the first complete set of full-time judges since 2016.
Politics
September 6, 2018
FILE - In this June 20, 2018 file photo, Pete Stauber, a Republican congressional candidate running in a traditionally Democratic district, speaks dur

Records show Pete Stauber communicated with key GOP group on county e-mail

The Stauber campaign declined to make him available or provide access to the e-mails, which appear to violate a St. Louis County policy.
Politics
September 6, 2018
'Bring it' Democrats say to Senate dismissal threat

'Bring it' Democrats say to Senate dismissal threat

Republican John Cornyn of Texas said senators could be expelled from office for violating confidentially rules, while Democrats led by Cory Booker of New Jersey, responded, "Bring it on."
Politics
September 6, 2018
'Bring it' Democrats say to Senate dismissal threat

'Bring it' Democrats say to Senate dismissal threat

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation tumbled into highly charged arguing Thursday over whether key documents were being withheld, and one Democrat risked Senate discipline by releasing confidential material.
Politics
September 6, 2018

The Kavanaugh hearings: Day 3

The Senate confirmation hearings on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Thursday centered on the release of documents classified confidential.
Politics
September 6, 2018
President Donald Trump responds to a reporters question during an event with sheriffs in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Se

Trump calls anonymous N.Y. Times op-ed 'gutless'

President Donald Trump says it's "really a disgrace" that an unsigned op-ed critical of him and written by a senior administration officials has been published.
National
September 6, 2018
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) holds up documents during the Senate Judiciary Committee's confirmation hearing for Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Dona

Klobuchar joins Senate Democrats in pushing back on Kavanaugh

She cited an article he wrote for the Minnesota Law Review to question his views on presidential power.
Local
September 5, 2018
Rep. Erik Paulsen and DFL challenger Dean Phillips squared off Tuesday in their first debate ahead of the November election. and greeted each other at

Republicans attack Dean Phillips' business background in new TV ads as he competes for Rep. Erik Paulsen's seat

They rip Paulsen's foe for wealth, business practices.
St. Paul
September 5, 2018
New city council member Mitra Jalali Nelson stood off to the side as council president Amy Brendmoen spoke ahead of Nelson's swearing in at St. Paul C

Mitra Jalali Nelson sworn in as St. Paul City Council member

The 32-year-old will represent the city's Fourth Ward.
September 5, 2018
FILE -- Then-President Barack Obama waved to supporters at Florida International University in Miami, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016, during a campaign rally

Obama returns to politics, will join midterm campaign battles

Having largely avoided campaign activities since leaving office, Obama's first public event of the midterm election will take place in a conservative-leaning area in California.
September 5, 2018
President Clinton, in a 1995 photo with White House intern Monica Lewinsky that appeared in a report by Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr.

Starr memoir recounts Lewinsky role in Clinton investigation

Ken Starr, the former independent counsel whose investigation led to President Bill Clinton's impeachment, writes in his upcoming book that if Monica Lewinsky had cooperated with his probe from the beginning, "the country would not have been dragged through an eight-month ordeal."
Politics
September 5, 2018
Sanders: Woodward's portrayal of Trump 'fiction'

Sanders: Woodward's portrayal of Trump 'fiction'

The White House on Wednesday staunchly disputed the portrayal of President Donald Trump in Bob Woodward's new book that has set off a firestorm with its descriptions of current and former aides calling Trump an "idiot" and a "liar."
Politics
September 5, 2018
President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, takes notes as the Senate Judiciary Committee members make opening statements during

Chaotic opening day of Kavanaugh hearings

AP Reporter Lisa Mascaro says the first day of a Senate hearing for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was filled with opposition and chaos.
Business
September 4, 2018
Troy Bussert and Jay Ugland assembled one of Daikin's largest HVAC units in the company's existing Faribault plant. Daikin is building a second factor

Daikin's new HVAC factory in Faribault to receive $2.35 million help from state

New factory promises to add 200 new jobs next year.
Politics
September 4, 2018
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh takes his seat as he arrives to the first day of his confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee

Democrats call for delay in Kavanaugh hearings

Democrats are calling for a delay in the confirmation hearings of Brett Kavanaugh, objecting to the late release of documents the evening before.
Politics
September 4, 2018
At a growing Mpls. homeless camp, there's hope for families

At a growing Mpls. homeless camp, there's hope for families

Instead of driving everyone off, a coalition of agencies has flocked in to help, reflecting the unusual approach city officials and American Indian leaders are taking at the tent city near Hiawatha and Cedar.
Minneapolis
September 4, 2018
FILE -- Richard Liu, the JD.com founder who was arrested in the United States on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct, in Shanghai, Jan. 4, 2015. Liu,

Attorneys say Chinese billionaire unlikely to face charges in Mpls.

JD.com founder Liu Qiangdong was arrested in Minneapolis over allegations of criminal sexual misconduct. He was back in China on Monday.
Local
September 3, 2018
A deal brokered by U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (left) has judges Nancy Brasel and Eric Tostrud in line to sit on Minnesota's federal bench.

Rare deal has Minn. court on verge of filling two vacant seats

A deal to fast-track votes on a batch of Trump's federal district court nominees has Hennepin County Judge Nancy Brasel and Minneapolis lawyer and law professor Eric Tostrud poised to help fill a pair of vacancies that had been deemed "judicial emergencies."
Nation
September 2, 2018

Photos: John McCain remembered at National Cathedral

John McCain is getting a presidential farewell at the Washington National Cathedral.

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