Trump pick for national intelligence director is withdrawing
President Donald Trump's pick for national intelligence director, Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe, withdrew from consideration Friday after just five days as he faced growing questions about his experience and qualifications.
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New Walz recruit aims to expand college in Minnesota prisons
Daniel Karpowitz comes from Bard Institute, which has been credited with cutting recidivism rates for prisoners.
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Klobuchar qualifies for third, fourth Democratic presidential debates
The Minnesota Democrat says she's hit the fundraising and polling threshold for next round of debates.
Nation
In Mississippi, suit targets Jim Crow-era election rules
Federal lawsuit says blacks are blocked from winning statewide office.
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Minnesotans in Congress get troubling look at U.S.-Mexico border
U.S. Reps. Dean Phillips and Pete Stauber described wretched conditions there after visits.
Trump says he'll put 10% tariffs on remaining China imports
President Donald Trump intensified pressure on China to reach a trade deal by saying he will impose 10% tariffs Sept. 1 on the remaining $300 billion in Chinese imports he hasn't already taxed. The move immediately sent stock prices sinking.
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Minnesota overpaid $25M to two tribes for substance abuse treatment
The overpayments, made over a period of five years, were made to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and the White Earth Nation to provide Suboxone, a medication used to treat opioid dependency.
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State investments include controversial copper-nickel mining companies
Fund invests in companies behind two controversial mining proposals in Minn.
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Key moments from Wednesday's Democratic presidential debate
His front-runner status made him the target for everyone else Wednesday.
Local
A monumental day: Minnesota's hands-free law goes into effect
Plenty of Minnesotans will need to change their behavior quickly. The "one-touch" cellphone law comes with no grace period and fines that could hit $275.
Politics
AP debate analysis: Big night for young candidates
Ten candidates were on the stage in Detroit, Michigan on Wednesday night, the second straight night of debates for Democratic presidential candidates.
Fed cuts key rate in first reduction in more than a decade
The Federal Reserve's move aims to counter threats ranging from uncertainties caused by President Donald Trump's trade wars to chronically low inflation and a dim global outlook.
Nation
Democrats, in second debate, renew criticism of President Trump's attacks on Baltimore
President continues attacks on city, U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings.
Local
Plan to import drugs from Canada gets guarded welcome in Minnesota
Some consumer advocates see hope for lower prices, though plan might exclude insulin.
Politics
Walz says landlords are missing link in bid to 'end' homelessness among veterans
Gov. Tim Walz asks landlords to commit units to veterans.
US to set up plan allowing prescription meds from Canada
The Trump administration said Wednesday it will create a way for Americans to legally and safely import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada for the first time, reversing years of refusals by health authorities amid a public outcry over high prices for life-sustaining medications.
Politics
Key moments from Tuesday's Democratic presidential debate
The Democratic Party's direction and the viability of 10 of its presidential candidates were on the line in last night's debate in Detroit.
Nation
Sen. Amy Klobuchar takes aim at Trump: 'I have had it with the racist attacks'
Still polling in the low single digits, the Minnesota senator needed more than ever to make the kind of big impression that produces momentum.
Politics
Debate clashes over 'Medicare for All'
The signature domestic proposal by the leading progressive candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination came under withering attack from moderates Tuesday in a debate that laid bare the struggle between a call for revolutionary policies and a desperate desire to defeat President Donald Trump.
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