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…
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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…
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….
Minnesota economist weighs in on Trump’s tariff plan
President Donald Trump wasn’t kidding when he called himself “Tariff Man.” His broad-based, unpredictable tariffs have upended trade and financial…
Sen. Dick Durbin, a top Senate Democrat, says he will not seek reelection
Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on March 4. Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images…
Marco Rubio announces overhaul of U.S. State Department
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaks at the State Department in Washington, April 1. Jacquelyn Martin | AP Secretary of…
Walz delivers State of State as gaze goes beyond Minnesota
Democratic Gov. Tim Walz gives his State of the State speech Wednesday night to a politically divided Legislature and less…
Minnesota Attorney General Ellison sues Trump over anti-trans executive orders
Minnesota’s top lawyer sued President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday over executive orders related to transgender people, ratcheting up a…