Here’s how Trump’s tariff plan could impact Minnesota
Major tariffs that were set to go into effect Tuesday morning are now paused for 30 days. President Donald Trump…
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Treasury Secretary Bessent, tapped to run CFPB, orders staff to halt work
Scott Bessent, the Treasury Secretary, has been tapped by President Trump to be acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection…
Trump targets USAID as Marco Rubio becomes acting head of the embattled agency
The U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, is pictured Saturday in Washington. Carolyn Kaster | AP Secretary of State…
Trump used fentanyl to justify tariffs, but the crisis was already easing
President Trump says fentanyl smuggled into the U.S. is a key reason for imposing tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico….
Rubio warns of U.S. action if Panama does not curb Chinese influence around the canal
Panama’s Foreign Minister Javier Martinez-Acha (R) shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio while leaving a meeting at…
Ken Martin moves up Democratic ladder, leaves DFL to backfill
After an internal party election, Minnesota Democratic stalwart Ken Martin is taking the helm of the national party and charting…
Hampered Legislature is back in court this week
It’s a bit of deja vu as the Minnesota Legislature enters week 4 of its session, with another lawsuit over…
Trial of Feeding Our Future founder begins in Minneapolis
After years of investigation, charges and guilty pleas, a central figure in the Feeding Our Future case is expected to…
How did racist mass texts bypass some anti-spam guardrails after the election?
tk Daniel Hertzberg for NPR At the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, the mood on campus around the…
USAID security leaders on leave after trying to keep Musk’s DOGE from classified info, officials say
The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they refused to…