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Republicans advance anti-abortion legislation during control of Minnesota House

By Clay Masters Minnesota House Republicans advanced a pair of anti-abortion bills Wednesday through a committee, underscoring their ...

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Feds to probe Minnesota State High School League over transgender athlete policy

By Elizabeth Shockman The Trump administration on Wednesday said it will investigate the Minnesota State High School League’s ...

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US inflation got worse with rising groceries and gasoline prices

WASHINGTON — U.S. inflation accelerated last month as the cost of groceries, gasoline and rents rose, a disappointment ...

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Trump steel, aluminum tariffs likely to drive up car costs, industry leaders say

DETROIT — President Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel imports this week could wreak havoc on American auto manufacturing, ...

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Republicans put fraud, measures to stop it in spotlight as they take Minnesota House reins

By Clay Masters Republicans are elevating their top issues with their temporary Minnesota House control no longer in ...

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Most nations miss deadline for plans to fight climate change

Nearly 200 nations faced a Monday deadline to file what the United Nations’ climate chief calls “among the ...

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Trump once again slaps taxes on foreign steel, aluminum, a move that proved costly in his first term

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is hitting foreign steel and aluminum with a 25% tax. If that sounds ...

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US employers added 143,000 jobs in solid but unspectacular January hiring, jobless rate fell to 4%

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the unemployment rate fell to 4% ...

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Trump promotes misleading claims about federal government’s media subscriptions

NEW YORK — Federal government payments to news outlets like Politico, The New York Times and The Associated ...

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Minnesota House Democratic and GOP leaders reach power-sharing agreement to end partisan stalemate

ST. PAUL — Democratic and Republican leaders of the Minnesota House reached a power-sharing agreement Wednesday night to ...

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Trump’s foreign aid freeze could prove to be a boon for the world’s authoritarian strongmen

MIAMI — When President Donald Trump froze foreign assistance for 90 days, he argued that such a drastic ...

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Another week to be shaped by court fight over power dynamic within Minnesota Legislature

By Clay Masters It’s a bit of deja vu as the Minnesota Legislature enters Week 4 of its ...

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Democrats elect Ken Martin, the party leader in Minnesota, as national chair

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Democrats on Saturday elected Ken Martin, the party leader in Minnesota, as the ...

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Report: Minnesota’s greenhouse gas emissions bounced back after pandemic, still below 2019 level

By Kirsti Marohn, Nina Moini and Alanna Elder A new report shows Minnesota’s greenhouse gas emissions rebounded after ...

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Flu, COVID-19 and whooping cough down, norovirus still up

By Craig Helmstetter Need some good news? The state’s recent spike in hospitalizations due to influenza have now ...

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