D.C. Memo: Centrist Dean Phillips helps GOP in debt ceiling drama, attempt to cut food stamps won’t
Plus: Angie Craig draws a new challenger
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Plus: Angie Craig draws a new challenger
“What Republicans are doing right now is playing stupid games, they are not negotiating,” said Omar, who is deputy chair of the Progressive Caucus. “The default that they are threatening is a horror show.”
Plus: Klobuchar focuses on AI in politics and SCOTUS sides with Prince photographer over Warhol depiction of the Purple One (or orange in this case).
Sen. Tina Smith has questions for bank CEO after Virgin Islands AG said JPMorgan Chase ignored “obvious signs of Epstein’s illegal activity” and AOC weighs in during contentious Boundary Waters hearing.
Plus: Stauber holds event to promote nickel and copper mining.
Plus: Supreme Court hears case of 94-year-old Minnesota homeowner
Plus: several donors but little money for Trump from Minnesota, and Craig votes against D.C. police reform.
Plus: Rep. Dean Phillips leads charge to pressure Dianne Feinstein to resign.
Plus: Clarence Thomas’ trips stoke calls for Supreme Court ethics reform
Plus: Phillips breaks with Dems on armed guards in schools, Omar defends TikTok, Stauber has win on mine permitting bill and more.
Plus: Emmer raises campaign cash on Trump’s legal woes and Flanagan raises profile in visit to D.C.
Plus: Craig targeted by GOP, again.
Plus: Minnesota Dems split over D.C. criminal code and Biden unveils budget
About 50 public officials, labor leaders and nonprofit executives from the state were in Washington, D.C., this week to thank the Biden administration for funneling federal dollars to their priorities.
Plus: Tina Smith sounds warning over medication abortion case.
Plus: D.C. has ballooning problem, Craig travels to southern border to spar with GOP about fentanyl.
Plus: House GOP steps up investigations on Twitter, Biden mining policies, “weaponization” of federal government.
Plus: Reps. split on resolution on socialism and Minnesota loses two from the ag committee. Also, a complete article on Rep. Ilhan Omar being ousted from the Foreign Affairs Committee can be found here.
The Biden administration has tasked several federal agencies to do what they can to help beleaguered tenants. But there’s a limit to what the White House can do.
Plus: Klobuchar goes after Ticketmaster and the Supreme Court fails to find leaker of draft abortion decision.