Voters to pick new state senator in special election
A Legislature marked by churn in recent months gets its newest member Tuesday when voters in north-central Minnesota choose a…
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Trump says Columbus Day will now just be Columbus Day
President Donald Trump made clear Sunday that he would not follow his predecessor’s practice of recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day alongside Columbus Day…
Suspect arrested in Homeland Security Secretary Noem’s purse theft
A suspect has been arrested in connection with the theft last week of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ‘s purse as she…
Federal work shaped a Black middle class. Now it’s destabilized by Trump’s job cuts
Shirley Hopkins helped recruit countless Black students in Washington, D.C., for the National Institutes of Health’s internship and youth employment…
Why judges blocked the Trump admin’s school DEI crackdown
President Donald Trump and his education secretary, Linda McMahon, have said repeatedly that they want to send education “back to…
Alexis Herman, the first Black secretary of labor in U.S. history, dies at age 77
Alexis Herman was tapped by former President Bill Clinton to serve as secretary of labor. Upon her confirmation in 1997,…
ICE deports immigrant mother of an infant and 3 children who are US citizens, lawyers say
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have in recent days deported the Cuban-born mother of a 1-year-old girl — separating them…
Employee cuts at Social Security are leaving remaining workers struggling to keep up
A Social Security Administration office is seen on March 6 in Nashville, Tenn. George Walker IV | AP Jessica LaPointe…
U.S. judge says 2-year-old apparently deported to Honduras ‘with no meaningful process’
Demonstrators gather to protest on Thursday against the deportation of immigrants to El Salvador outside the Permanent Mission of El…
Trump meets Zelenskyy during visit to Pope Francis’ funeral
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (right) and President Trump talk as they attend the funeral of Pope Francis at the Vatican…