WASHINGTON – Rep. Angie Craig, who has been walking a political tightrope since she first ran for Congress, is taking another risk, plunging into the race for retiring Sen. Tina
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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has evoked a Cold-War era law in an effort to expand the production of critical minerals, which could boost the prospects of new copper, nickel
WASHINGTON — Although they've been paused for 30 days, President Donald Trump’s tariff threats showed how dependent Minnesota is on trade with Canada and Mexico. According to the Minnesota Chamber
WASHINGTON — Saying fewer and fewer native-born Americans want to work for them, Minnesota’s farmers, dairymen and ranchers are increasingly reliant on a foreign-born workforce that is under threat in
WASHINGTON — The new Congress and Donald Trump’s return to the White House has created new opportunities for Rep. Pete Stauber when it comes to his efforts to promote copper
WASHINGTON — The nation’s marijuana industry is optimistic that President-elect Donald Trump will take steps to legalize pot on the national level, but some who hope to develop the industry
Gov. Tim Walz was picked as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate for many reasons — among them his rural roots, which Democrats hope will help erase a deficit the
WASHINGTON — The saga over unreliable mail delivery in many areas of Minnesota is escalating, with the inspector general of the U.S. Postal Service investigating the cause of poor service for
WASHINGTON — As House Speaker Kevin McCarthy fought unsuccessfully to keep his gavel Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer was among a group of Republicans who are considered to be on an
WASHINGTON — Minnesota’s primary elections are nearly a year away, yet Minnesota’s members of Congress have already attracted more than a dozen challengers or possible challengers. The most targeted member
WASHINGTON — The revenue from American Indian gaming enterprises in Minnesota has grown steadily, peaking last year at $1.6 billion. Minnesota’s 11 federally recognized tribes have all come to depend
WASHINGTON — Sometimes the bias is blatant, included on listings of handsome homes that eager buyers with government-backed mortgages would love to own. “Sellers have chosen not to accept FHA
WASHINGTON — Rep. Dean Phillips’ consideration of a White House run has fallen with a thud among Minnesota’s DFLers and other Democrats, some of whom have reacted by reaffirming their
WASHINGTON — A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in a case involving Hennepin County’s seizure and sale of a 94-year-old woman’s condo could unleash a torrent of lawsuits from homeowners
WASHINGTON — While voters ushered in the most diverse Congress in history, with nearly a quarter of House members identifying as a racial or ethnic minority, top staffers – including
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency will propose the first-ever limits on mercury emissions from the state’s taconite processing plants, a result of nearly 20 years of legal battles over
WASHINGTON — Medication abortions, which have become increasingly popular in the state, will continue in Minnesota, even if a legal challenge to mifepristone, a drug used in the procedures, prevails.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s decision that consideration of race in college admissions is unconstitutional would upend the way colleges in Minnesota and across the country consider applicants. The justices