Politics
Two Minnesota lawmakers set to play a role in Matt Gaetz’s nomination
GOP Rep. Michelle Fischbach could determine whether a potentially damaging report is to be released. Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar will decide if he should be confirmed by the full Senate.
November 21, 2024
Elections
Minnesota DFL Chair Ken Martin running for Democratic National Committee top job
Martin announced his bid Tuesday in a video posted on X. He’s the second person to enter the race, after former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley.
November 19, 2024
St. Cloud
St. Cloud mayor-elect Jake Anderson exits council before January installation
The St. Cloud City Council is seeking applicants to fill Anderson’s seat representing Ward 3.
November 19, 2024
Elections
House elections produced a stalemate. Can Republicans figure out how to work with a thin majority?
After one of the most chaotic and least productive sessions in modern history, voters made a surprising choice in elections for the U.S. House -- they overwhelmingly stuck with the status quo.
November 18, 2024
Politics
Trump names fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has selected Chris Wright, a campaign donor and fossil fuel executive, to serve as energy secretary in his upcoming, second administration.
November 17, 2024
Elections
Minnesota election judge charged with 2 felonies for allegedly letting 11 unregistered people vote
A man who served as a head election judge in a Minnesota township has been charged with two felony counts for allegedly letting 11 people vote even though they weren’t registered.
November 17, 2024
Elections
Defense pick Pete Hegseth paid accuser but denies sexual assault, attorney says
Hegseth agreed to pay an undisclosed amount to the woman because he feared that revelation of the matter “would result in his immediate termination from Fox,” where he works as a host, a statement from his lawyer said.
November 17, 2024
World
In a meeting with Biden, China's Xi cautions US to 'make the wise choice' to keep relations stable
China's leader Xi Jinping met for the last time with U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday but was already looking ahead to President-elect Donald Trump and his ''America first'' policies, saying Beijing ''is ready to work with a new U.S. administration."
November 17, 2024
Elections
Kamala Harris raised $1 billion-plus in defeat. She's still sending persistent appeals to donors
Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party's prodigious fundraising operation raised more than $1 billion in her loss to Donald Trump, but the vice president is still pushing donors for more money after the election.
November 16, 2024
Elections
From New Jersey to Hawaii, Trump made inroads in surprising places in his path to the White House
Patrons at Murph's Tavern are toasting not just Donald Trump's return to the presidency but the fact that he carried their northern New Jersey county, a longtime Democratic stronghold in the shadow of New York City.
November 16, 2024
Elections
Oronoco, Minn., delays, then certifies election results after tension and distrust
The Oronoco City Council certified local election winners Friday after council members recessed on Wednesday over when an incoming candidate could start his term.
November 16, 2024
Politics
Trump team weighs Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth after sexual assault allegation
Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense was investigated in a 2017 incident in California, Monterey police said. Pete Hegseth’s lawyer said “no evidence” of wrongdoing was found.
November 16, 2024