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Trump orders strikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen and issues new warning

President Donald Trump said he ordered a series of airstrikes on the Houthi-held areas in Yemen on Saturday, promising to use ''overwhelming lethal force'' until Iranian-backed Houthi rebels cease their attacks on shipping along a vital maritime corridor. The Houthis said at least 18 civilians were killed.
March 16, 2025
Politics

Trump signs order to gut staff at Voice of America and other US-funded media organizations

President Donald Trump's administration on Saturday began making deep cuts to Voice of America and other government-run, pro-democracy programming, with the organization's director saying all VOA employees have been put on leave.
March 16, 2025
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Left for dead, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau inches back to life

Court orders have paused, and at times reversed, the Trump administration’s efforts to shut down the consumer watchdog agency.
March 15, 2025
Nation

The Justice Department is investigating whether Columbia University hid students sought by the US

The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether Columbia University concealed ''illegal aliens'' on its campus, one of its top officials said Friday, as the Trump administration intensified its campaign to deport foreigners who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations at the school last year.
March 15, 2025
Politics

Trump signs a bill funding the government for 6 months, avoiding a shutdown

President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation funding the government through the end of September, ending the threat of a partial government shutdown and capping off a struggle in Congress that deeply divided Democrats.
March 15, 2025
Politics

Draft list for new travel ban proposes Trump target 43 countries

A draft circulating inside the Trump administration lists three tiers of countries whose citizens may face restrictions on entering the United States.
March 15, 2025
Politics

Voters flood town halls with fears of Social Security cuts, putting heat on GOP over Musk and DOGE

One after another, callers on a telephone town hall with U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga pressed the Michigan Republican about possible cuts to Social Security. Among them was a retired teacher and coach from West Michigan who said he and his wife, both with disabilities, have struggled to access their benefits.
March 15, 2025
Politics

'Scum,' 'crooked' elections and 'corrupt' media. What Trump said inside the Justice Department

inside the U.S. Department of Justice — that mattered.
March 15, 2025
Twin Cities Suburbs

Disabled Maple Grove teen takes school district discrimination case to U.S. Supreme Court

The Twin Cities family says the school district backed out of giving their daughter a later school day to accommodate her disability.
March 15, 2025
Politics

Besides Prince and Bob Dylan, what other state songs should Minnesota consider?

Lawmakers are proposing “Purple Rain” and “Girl from the North Country” to join “Hail! Minnesota.” We auditioned some additional choices.
March 15, 2025
Politics

Democrats confront limits of their minority power after bruising shutdown vote

Senate Democrats were grim Friday as they left Washington after a brutal 10-week stretch that consistently showed the limits of their power in the minority — and culminated with a deeply personal rupture over how to best counter President Donald Trump.
March 15, 2025
Politics

Democratic Party fractures in government shutdown fight, with anger running high

The Democratic Party was fracturing Friday as a torrent of frustration and anger was unleashed at Senate Democrats, led by Sen. Chuck Schumer, who faced what they saw as an awful choice: shut the government down or consent to a Republican funding bill that allows President Donald Trump to continue slashing the federal government.
March 15, 2025
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