In this world, every act can be a political act. Here are our extensive reports on the subject.
Minnesota is guaranteed to elect its first woman governor in state history after Sen. Amy Klobuchar and House Speaker Lisa Demuth won Tuesday's primary, setting up an all-woman general election. The state's open U.S. Senate race carries the same distinction, with Peggy Flanagan and Michele Tafoya also advancing.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote Tuesday on advancing Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general to the full Senate, capping weeks of negotiations over a controversial Justice Department fund and lingering questions about his ties to President Trump.
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The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court Monday to clear the way for an executive order placing new restrictions on mail-in voting, after lower courts blocked key provisions less than 100 days before the November midterms.
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A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration’s overhauled voter verification database, ruling the system unlawfully combined Americans’ Social Security numbers with unreliable citizenship data months before the November midterms.
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The Minneapolis City Council passed a six-month pause on large new data centers Thursday, carving out an exemption for smaller downtown facilities as it works to develop new zoning standards around the fast-growing AI infrastructure sector.
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What began as a White House briefing on a high-risk military rescue in Iran expanded into a sweeping and combative press conference, with President Trump issuing threats toward the press, escalating rhetoric against Iran and criticizing U.S. allies.
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On the holiest morning of the Christian calendar, the president threatened to destroy Iranian civilian infrastructure, closing the post with "Praise be to Allah" — prompting bipartisan outrage and warnings from faith leaders and legal scholars.
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Pam Bondi is out as attorney general after more than a year of mounting pressure over her handling of the Epstein files and the Justice Department’s failure to aggressively pursue Trump’s political opponents.
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Three-term U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar officially entered the race for Minnesota governor on Thursday, positioning herself as a leader who can address recent turmoil in the state while fixing what she called systemic problems in state government.
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A partial government shutdown appeared imminent Friday after the Senate blocked a government funding package, with Democrats demanding the removal of Department of Homeland Security appropriations following two fatal shootings by federal agents in Minneapolis.
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