Politics

President Donald Trump said Sunday that he will "demand" this week that the Justice Department open an investigation into whether the FBI infiltrated his presidential campaign for political purposes.

Republican leaders, worried about possibly losing control of the Senate in the November elections, are racing against the clock to push through as many judicial nominations as they can.

The Legislature was meeting deep into the night in its final weekend, but a deal on the major issues eluded state leaders.

Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed legislation to stiffen penalties for protesters who block freeways and other transportation routes.

They were pitched as a way for the Republican congressman to hear from constituents in the 2nd District — but protesters claimed the events, which required tickets to attend, were rigged.

A proposed rule designed to deal with nitrate in groundwater could be stopped in its tracks if lawmakers employ a seldom-used law gives them the power to delay adoption.

Challenger Mark Haase received more than 65 percent support on the first ballot at Saturday's endorsing convention at Patrick Henry High School in Minneapolis.

A provision that would have raised roughly $20 million per year by charging drug manufacturers and distributors a licensing fee failed to make it into a legislative budget deal.

Following the speech, audience members gathered to discuss topics such as public safety, fair housing, a minimum wage ordinance, college savings accounts, citywide garbage service and city budgets.

Melania Trump had been at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center near Washington since having an embolization procedure for an unspecified kidney condition.

Parliament in Chechnya submitted the legislation on Friday. It would enable the Russian leader to have a third consecutive term.

Ex-Department of Human Services investigator Scott Stillman admitted in 2016 he made false statements about a competing forensics expert. That expert believes Stillman remains angry with DHS and is not credible in alleging massive, widespread fraud.

Minneapoils attorney Mark Haase is making a bid for a DFL endorsement in the race Saturday, a test of Mike Freeman's sometimes fraught relationship with the party.

Survivors of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, took to social media to express outrage and heartbreak after the Friday school shooting in Texas, where authorities say a gunman opened fire, killing 10 people.

In a surprise announcement that caught the candidate off-guard, President Donald Trump said Friday he'll nominate acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie to permanently lead the beleaguered department.

Disputes over immigration and food stamps doomed the measure. Every Democrat and 30 Republicans voted against the bill.

Minnesota Commissioner of Health Jan Malcolm said Friday that the backlog of more than 3,000 reports and open cases of elder abuse has been reduced to 122 cases.

News of the deadly shooting at a Texas high school Friday prompted new calls for action at the Minnesota Capitol.

High-profile bills dealing with distracted driving, the opioid crisis and sexual harassment enjoy bipartisan support yet may not survive this year's Minnesota legislative session. Here's why.