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News organizations urge Biden and Trump to commit to presidential debates during the 2024 campaign
Twelve news organizations on Sunday urged presumptive presidential nominees Joe Biden and Donald Trump to agree to debates, saying they were a ''rich tradition'' that have been part of every general election campaign since 1976.
Five things the Minnesota Legislature hopes to tackle before its session ends
Lawmakers are still debating whether to legalize sports betting and how to fine-tune the state's recreational marijuana law, among other things.
Assisted suicide in Minnesota? Critics point to Canada as cautionary tale.
Proposed medical aid in dying legislation promises to be an ongoing issue in Minnesota, where some in the disability community fear being devalued or coerced.
Donald Trump and Lindsey Graham are again at odds, now over abortion. The strife could help both men
The long and occasionally quixotic relationship between Donald Trump and Lindsey Graham has again turned negative after the South Carolina senator criticized the former president for refusing to support a federal abortion ban.
Will Biden be on the ballot in Ohio and Alabama? That's up to Republicans
President Joe Biden's reelection campaign is wrangling with Republican-dominated state governments in Ohio and Alabama to assure he is listed on their fall ballots, as once-mundane procedural negotiations get caught up in the nation's fractious politics.
US helps Israel shoot down 'nearly all' Iran-launched attack drones as Biden pledges support
President Joe Biden lauded American forces who helped Israel down ''nearly all'' of the drones and missiles fired by Iran and vowed to coordinate a global response to Tehran's unprecedented attack. The Pentagon said U.S. forces intercepted ''dozens of missiles'' and drones launched from Iran, Iraq, Syria and Yemen that were headed toward Israel.
Democratic donors paid more than $1M for Biden's legal bills for special counsel probe
Democratic donors covered more than $1 million in legal fees racked up by attorneys representing President Joe Biden in a yearlong special counsel probe into his handling of classified documents.
Legislation directs millions toward dozens of Minnesota outdoors projects
The executive director of the commission responsible for choosing the projects said acceptance at the Capitol arrived earlier than ever before.
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Dennis Anderson
Anderson: Courts, not politicians, should rule on Red Lake, White Earth lands
Look to the Mille Lacs case for an example of treaty claims correctly decided by courts, not the Minnesota Legislature.
Laura Yuen
Yuen: He donated his sperm to friends. Now he wants to be dad to the 5-year-old.
A sperm donor's paternity case could have statewide ramifications for same-sex couples and other families who rely on assisted reproduction.
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Voters to decide primary runoffs in Alabama's new 2nd Congressional District
Alabama voters are set to cast their ballots Tuesday to decide party nominees for the state's 2nd Congressional District, which was redrawn by a federal court to boost the voting power of Black residents.
Democrats seek to seize control of deadlocked Michigan House in special elections
Democratic lawmakers are hoping to win back a majority in the deadlocked Michigan House and regain control of the state government in two special elections on Tuesday.
House to send Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate, forcing a trial
House Speaker Mike Johnson says he is sending impeachment charges against Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday, forcing senators to convene a trial on the allegations that the Homeland Security secretary has ''willfully and systematically'' refused to enforce existing immigration laws. But the proceedings may not last long.
Indiana limits abortion data for privacy under near-total ban, but some GOP candidates push back
Indiana allows so few abortions that health officials stopped releasing individual reports to protect patient privacy — a move some Republicans are now fighting to reverse.
Charges against Trump and Jan. 6 rioters at stake as Supreme Court hears debate over obstruction law
The Supreme Court on Tuesday is taking up the first of two cases that could affect the criminal prosecution of former President Donald Trump for his efforts to overturn his election loss in 2020. Hundreds of charges stemming from the Capitol riot also are at stake.
Donald Trump brings his campaign to the courthouse as his criminal hush money trial begins
Former President Donald Trump began his day as a criminal defendant lashing out at the judge and prosecutors, casting himself as a victim and angrily posting on social media.
Trump trial: Why can't Americans see or hear what is going on inside the courtroom?
It's a moment in history — the first U.S. president facing criminal charges in an American courtroom. Yet only a handful of observers are able to see or even hear what is going on.
Trump will return to court after first day of hush money criminal trial ends with no jurors picked
Donald Trump will return to a New York courtroom Tuesday as a judge works to find a panel of jurors who will decide whether the former president is guilty of criminal charges alleging he falsified business records to cover up a sex scandal during the 2016 campaign.
Only 1 in 3 US adults think Trump acted illegally in New York hush money case, AP-NORC poll shows
The first criminal trial facing former President Donald Trump is also the one in which Americans are least convinced he committed a crime, a new AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll finds.
House Speaker Mike Johnson pushes towards a vote on aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan
House Speaker Mike Johnson is pushing toward action this week on aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, unveiling an elaborate plan Monday to break the package into separate votes to squeeze through the House's political divides on foreign policy.
