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Biden visits Boebert's district to reject Republican criticism of green policies
President Joe Biden used a backdrop of the world's largest facility for wind tower manufacturing to sharpen his criticism of Republicans Wednesday, saying the company's expansion validates an environmental agenda his political opponents want to undo.
Gov. Tim Walz appoints new Hennepin County judges
Want to pick up vehicle tabs with less hassle? Try a kiosk
State officials are promoting kiosks in eight Cub Foods locations in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area and Rochester where residents can register their vehicles.
Arizona officials who refused to canvass election results indicted by grand jury
Officials in a rural Arizona county who delayed canvassing the 2022 general election results have been criminally charged, the state's top prosecutor said Wednesday.
FBI: Man wearing Captain America backpack stole items from senators' desks during Capitol riot
A Virginia man was arrested Wednesday on charges that he stormed the U.S. Capitol while wearing a Captain America backpack and stole items from senators' desks on the Senate floor during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, court records show.
Trump embraces the Jan. 6 rioters on the trail. In court, his lawyers hope to distance him from them
Donald Trump has embraced the rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as patriots, vowed to pardon a large portion of them if he wins a second term and even collaborated on a song with a group of jailed defendants.
Deutsche Bank was keen to land a 'whale' of a client in Trump, documents at his fraud trial show
Deutsche Bank viewed Donald Trump as a ''whale'' of a client, was eager to land him and eagerly cultivated a relationship that grew from $13,000 worth of revenue to $6 million in two years, according to documents presented Wednesday at the former president's civil fraud trial.
Michigan to join state-level effort to regulate AI political ads as federal legislation is pending
Michigan is joining an effort to curb deceptive uses of artificial intelligence and manipulated media through state-level policies as Congress and the Federal Elections Commission continue to debate more sweeping regulations ahead of the 2024 elections.
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Evan Ramstad
Ramstad: Minnesota's Paid Family Medical Leave law hits first speed bump
The paid leave program will cost more than lawmakers' minimal levels, an outside assessment found. That has restarted the debate over costs and benefits.
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Ramstad: Did Minn. leaders expand the source of $17B surplus? Time will tell.
Dziedzic, Hortman and Walz didn't just spend the surplus. They kept the source of it running.
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Louisiana's tough-on-crime governor-elect announces new leaders of state police, national guard
Throughout his election campaign, Republican Gov.-elect Jeff Landry promised to prioritize fighting crime in Louisiana, a state that in recent years has had one of the highest homicide rates in the country.
'They all need work': Expert grades Minnesota's state flag finalists
The expert on flags — they're called vexillologists, and he's written a book on the subject — said he likes the six finalists to be Minnesota's new flags but thinks they are "trying to do too much."
Texas man sentenced 2 years in prison for threatening Georgia election workers after 2020 election
A Texas man who was the first arrest by a Justice Department task force that investigates threats to election workers has been sentenced to two years in prison over posts made following the 2020 election, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday.
Georgia Republicans move to cut losses as they propose majority-Black districts in special session
Georgia lawmakers opened a special session Wednesday as majority Republicans moved to minimize their losses while also trying to increase the number of Black-majority districts to comply with a federal court order.
Pennsylvania is trying to help voters avoid mistakes that would invalidate their mail ballot
Pennsylvania is trying anew to help voters using mail-in ballots in the battleground state avoid mistakes that might get their ballot thrown out in 2024's presidential election and beyond.
Mississippi GOP challenges election night court order that kept polls open during ballot shortage
After ballot shortages in Mississippi's largest county sowed chaos and confusion on the evening of the November statewide election, the state Republican Party has filed a petition challenging a court order that kept polls open longer than usual.
Winning the presidential nomination is all about delegates. But how does the process work?
By now, Americans should be well aware that the process of electing a president isn't like electing a senator or governor. That's especially true during the presidential primaries, when the major political parties use a complex and decentralized system to pick their nominees to compete in November.
Nikki Haley wins backing from powerful Koch network as she aims to take on Trump
Americans for Prosperity, the political arm of the powerful Koch network, formally endorsed Nikki Haley's presidential campaign on Tuesday, promising to commit its nationwide coalition of activists — and virtually unlimited funds — to helping Haley defeat former President Donald Trump in the GOP primary contest.
US agency ends use of 'cyanide bomb' to kill coyotes and other predators, citing safety concerns
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has halted the use of spring-loaded traps that disperse cyanide powder to kill coyotes and other livestock predators, a practice wildlife advocates have tried to outlaw for decades due to safety concerns.
Lawmakers move to force a vote this week on expelling Rep. George Santos from the House
House lawmakers from both parties moved Tuesday to force a vote this week on the expulsion of Rep. George Santos, a Republican from New York who was the subject of a scathing ethics investigation released earlier this month and is facing nearly two dozen charges in federal court.
