Trump loyalist Kash Patel is confirmed as FBI director by the Senate despite deep Democratic doubts
The Senate on Thursday narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as director of the FBI, moving to place him atop the nation’s…
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First CDC vaccine meeting under Trump administration is postponed
A CDC panel that makes vaccine recommendations was scheduled to meet in late February. Jeff Amy/AP The Trump administration is…
Walz family starts to make a move — back to Summit Avenue residence
Gov. Tim Walz is soon to be on the move again. Moving boxes and trucks were spotted Thursday at the…
Bill that would make more attorney general data public fails in Minnesota House vote
House Republicans saw the first bill put to a vote this year fall to defeat, delivering a setback on a…
Ellison: Trump order on transgender athletes violates Minnesota law
Minnesota human rights law lets transgender athletes compete in sports consistent with their gender identity and it supersedes President Donald…
Politics Friday: Crime, public safety measures drive debates at the Capitol
It’s back to business at the Capitol, and several public safety-related bills have been introduced this session. But which bills have…
Frey vetoes council move toward a pedestrian plaza at George Floyd Square
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has vetoed the city council’s plan to explore building a pedestrian-only mall at George Floyd Square,…
State House: District 40B | MPR News
Early voting begins Friday, Feb. 21, in a special election for the Minnesota House 40B seat that will determine whether…
Panama sends 97 U.S. deportees to migrant camp after they refused to be repatriated
Migrants deported from the United States wave to the press from inside a hotel in Panama City on Wednesday. Agustin…
A gold-framed Trump mug shot is hanging just outside the Oval Office
A copy of Donald Trump’s mug shot on the cover of the New York Post is framed in an office…