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Plus: There’s hope for gun control legislation, high demand is a boon for farmers, a couple of Dems are calling for more police and Klobuchar is finally able to lay her father to rest.
Biden signs executive action on anniversary of George Floyd killing, misinformation on baby formula, continued fight over Twin Metals and a district formerly represented by Gov. Tim Walz now seems out of reach for Dems.
Wild times in D.C. with abortion hearings, a baby formula shortage, passage of domestic terror bill, and Cuban restrictions lifted.
Continued fallout from the SCOTUS leaked draft, some big endorsements for congressional districts and Emmer tries to protect freedom of speech.
Minnesota delegation responds to the SCOTUS draft, a sprint to the finish in CD1 and Rep. Dean Phillips fights for elderly entrepreneurs.
Congressional hopeful weighs in on the alleged human rights abuses by MPD, Rep. Tom Emmer supports Minority Leader McCarthy despite a past betrayal and Rep. Angie Craig tries to do something about our gas prices.
The CD1 race heats up, Stauber and Biden agree for once and Dean Phillips wants younger leaders in the House.
President Biden vs. inflation, Angie Craig tries to ban members of Congress from owning stocks and Pete Stauber on Minnesota police departments.
Biden extends the student loan payment moratorium, Rep. Tom Emmer wants to rein in government spending and Rep. Dean Phillips tries to resuscitate the Restaurant Revitalization Fund.
This week in Washington news: SCOTUS news, the CD1 special election, and, of course, the latest about orgies and cocaine.
The District may be beautiful this week, but politics are still ugly — in Washington this week, we’ve got SCOTUS hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, good news for the GOP and the return of the earmark.
Support, but not really support for Ukraine, Jennifer Carnahan shocks no one and Congress comes together to support better treatment of sexual assault victims.
A federal funding scare; Rep. Ilhan Omar splits with the Democratic party and polls, polls, polls.
Biden gave the SOTU to mixed reviews, the Jan. 6 select committee delivers bad news to Trump and Rep. Ilhan Omar fights to end no-knock warrants across the country.
Russia has launched a wide-ranging attack on Ukraine, hitting the country from land, air and sea.
Jim Hagedorn dies, a mea culpa, Minnesota House districts in play and movement on a bill to ban legislators from trading individual stocks while in office.
Mask drama in the House, Democrats struggle to recover from losing Build Back Better and Emmer calls for removing fentanyl from the country.
I’m sure many of you have heard by now that the Washington Football Team has finally been renamed, but it seems that with D.C.’s changing economy a lot of landmarks seem to be for sale.
Biden, known for the hot mic gaffe (we all remember “Big f-ing deal” in talking about the passage of Obamacare), is at it again, this time sparring with a Fox News reporter.
Democrats’ voting rights package fails, Biden gets a little Trumpy and Klobuchar makes an appearance in Ukraine.
