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Amendments to cut Ukraine aid received support from Minnesota Republican members of Congress Michelle Fischbach, Pete Stauber and Brad Finstad, who received failing grades by a group pushing to continue aid.
In budget negotiations, the most conservative members of the Republican-controlled U.S. House are making demands that the Democratically-controlled U.S. Senate and White House are certain to reject.
Democrats are throwing Hunter Biden under the bus while protesting Republicans’ move toward an impeachment inquiry.
In Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District, the latest potential recruit by the pro-Israel group AIPAC to run against Ilhan Omar is DFL state Sen. Bobby Joe Champion.
Your comments helped our D.C. correspondent learn her beat and determine what issues Minnesotans care about.
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California’s Prop. 12 establishes new minimum requirements on farmers to provide more space for breeding pigs and requires they certify they have complied in order to sell pork.
Treasure Island Resort and Casino includes the second-largest hotel in the state, a golf course and employs between 1,500 and 1,700 people.
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Seven judges actively serve on Minnesota’s U.S. District Courts. Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz was nominated by George W. Bush. Two others were nominated by Trump. One by Obama, one by Clinton and two by Biden.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., planned to speak to Phillips this week.
The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition, a nonprofit headquartered in Minneapolis, estimates that at least 24 boarding schools existed in Minnesota. It is still seeking to verify the location of others in the state.
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While AIPAC targets Omar, Congressional Black Caucus PAC endorses endorses the lawmaker
It’s “redlining that should be outlawed.”
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Emmer raised about $5.3 million in the first six months of this year in his personal campaign account and PACs, more money than he raised in the entire, two-year, 2021-2022 campaign cycle.
To many Democrats, it’s an unwelcome “distraction.”
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July 28, 2023