Politics Friday: Washington is top of mind for a pair of Minnesota’s top leaders
Gov. Tim Walz had his chance this week to assess the condition of Minnesota in a speech where he spent…
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Rulings coming fast and furious in lawsuits over Trump’s policies on immigration, elections and DEI
The Trump administration was handed a rapid-fire series of court losses Wednesday night and Thursday in lawsuits filed over its…
Judge pauses parts of Trump’s sweeping executive order on voting
A sign for new voter registration is seen outside a polling location in Derry, N.H., on March 11. Reba Saldanha…
Google’s parent begins year with robust growth despite legal, competitive and economic threats
Google’s profits soared 28% in this year’s opening quarter, overcoming the competitive and legal threats that its internet empire is…
Judge bars Trump from denying federal funds to ‘sanctuary’ cities that limit immigration cooperation
A federal judge in California on Thursday barred the Trump administration from denying or conditioning the use of federal funds…
Longtime Stearns County commissioner at center of dispute over competency resigns
A longtime Stearns County commissioner has resigned amid a legal dispute over his mental competency. In a letter to county…
Walz rips Trump as he seeks accord with GOP at Capitol
Gov. Tim Walz called on Minnesota lawmakers to make the state a model for the rest of the country in…
China prepares for launch of 3-person space station replacement crew
JIUQUAN, China — China was making final preparations for the launch on Thursday of a three-person replacement crew for its…
Trump signs executive orders targeting colleges, plus schools’ equity efforts
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has ordered sharper scrutiny of America’s colleges and the accreditors that oversee them, part of…
A dozen states sue the Trump administration to stop tariff policy
An airplane flies over the container ship Alexandra at the Port Newark Container Terminal on April 18 in Newark, N.J….