Politics
Woodbury state senator arrested in suspected burglary
Sen. Nicole Mitchell, a DFL lawmaker from Woodbury, was arrested Monday morning in Detroit Lakes and booked into the Becker County Jail.
Nation
The Latest | Lawyers in Trump hush money case paint competing portraits of him in opening statements
In opening statements in Donald Trump's historic hush money trial, prosecutors said Monday that the former president ''orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt'' the 2016 presidential election.
Nation
Trump's $175 million bond in New York civil fraud judgment case is settled with cash promise
New York state lawyers and an attorney for former President Donald Trump settled their differences Monday over a $175 million bond that Trump posted to block a large civil fraud judgment while he pursues appeals.
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Tennessee Gov. Lee admits defeat in school voucher push
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee conceded defeat Monday in his push to enact universal school vouchers this year, acknowledging there was not a "path forward'' after months of Republican infighting.
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Supreme Court denies request by Arizona candidates seeking to ban electronic vote tabulators
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider a request by Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake to ban the use of electronic vote-counting machines in Arizona.
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The Supreme Court will decide whether Trump is immune from federal prosecution. Here's what's next
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments this week with profound legal and political consequences: whether former President Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in a federal case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Politics
In race for his Senate seat, Joe Manchin endorses West Virginia Democratic Mayor Glenn Elliott
Outgoing U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin endorsed the mayor of Wheeling on Monday in the Democratic primary race for his seat representing deep-red West Virginia, where Manchin is the only Democrat holding statewide office.
Nation
Local election workers fear threats to their safety as November nears. One group is trying to help
The group gathered inside the conference room, mostly women, fell silent as the audio recording began to play.
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Local election workers fear threats to their safety as November nears. One group is trying to help
The group gathered inside the conference room, mostly women, fell silent as the audio recording began to play.
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Kennedy says he loves his family 'either way' after relatives endorse Biden's campaign over his
Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Sunday acknowledged endorsements from more than a dozen of his relatives who are backing Democratic President Joe Biden, noting that he feels no ill will over the family political divide.
Politics
Puerto Rico Republicans award Trump all 23 of their delegates
Puerto Rico's Republican Party held a district assembly on Sunday and awarded former President Donald Trump all 23 of their national delegates.
Business
Hawaii lawmakers take aim at vacation rentals after Lahaina wildfire amplifies Maui housing crisis
Amy Chadwick spent years scrimping and saving as a single mother of two to buy a house in the town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui. But after a devastating fire leveled Lahaina in August and reduced Chadwick's home to white dust, the cheapest rental she and her now-husband could find for their family and dogs cost $10,000 a month.
Politics
Hubert H. Humphrey statue could be going to U.S. Capitol
The statue of the late vice president and senator would replace one of Henry Mower Rice, a key figure in Minnesota statehood who was also involved in relocating Indigenous people to reservations.
Local
Minnesota House lawmakers push forward fertilizer tax to clean up contaminated wells
The tax on farmers, smaller than earlier proposals, cleared a key House committee.
Local
Minnesota lawmakers look to curtail student cellphone use in school
Legislators hope to give cover to districts that seek greater restrictions on smartphone use in schools, especially among teens who struggle to put the devices down.
Nation
Crush of lawsuits over voting in multiple states creates a shadow war for the 2024 election
As President Joe Biden and Donald Trump step up their campaigning in swing states, a quieter battle is taking place in the shadows of their White House rematch.
Nation
When it comes to government planes and political trips, who pays for a president's campaign travel?
It's no simple matter to move the commander in chief from point A to B, and it's even more complicated when the president is seeking a second term.
Business
Biden sees a $35 price cap for insulin as a pivotal campaign issue. It's not that clear-cut
Rarely a day goes without President Joe Biden mentioning insulin prices.
Nation
Key players: Who's who at Donald Trump's hush money criminal trial
Donald Trump's hush money criminal trial shifts to opening statements Monday, followed by the start of witness testimony. A jury of seven men and five women, plus six alternates, was picked last week.
Variety
Live video of man who set himself on fire outside court proves challenging for news organizations
Video cameras stationed outside the Manhattan courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial caught the gruesome scene Friday of a man who lit himself on fire and the aftermath as authorities tried to rescue him.
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