Politics
A Republican congressman from Michigan on Saturday became the first member of President Trump's party on Capitol Hill to accuse him of engaging in "impeachable conduct" stemming from special counsel Robert Mueller's lengthy investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
Gov. Tim Walz rallied teachers at the Capitol Saturday, while Republican senators passed a resolution preparing for a government shutdown.
A new governor and new makeup of the Minnesota Legislature must pass a balanced budget by May and navigate a host of other contentious issues. Here's your guide to following along this year -- the key players, the issues to watch and more.
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz called for an early election after his vice chancellor resigned Saturday over a covertly shot video that showed him apparently promising government contracts to a purported Russian investor.
Australia's ruling conservative coalition won a surprise victory in the country's general election on Saturday, defying opinion polls that had predicted the center-left opposition party to oust it from power and promising an end to the revolving door of national leaders.
The House is waging a political war with the Justice Department over the full results of the Russia investigation. If Congress wins, here's what more lawmakers -- and maybe, Americans -- could learn.
With Minnesota lawmakers still not in agreement on a new state budget, and time running out, a special session appears unavoidable.
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman on Friday acknowledged a problem with alcohol and will enter a program Monday. He said he hoped to return by mid-June.
There's still no agreement at the Minnesota Capitol on a new two-year budget. However, a deal has been made on another thorny issue: rules to reign in abuse and neglect at some Minnesota assisted living facilities.
Explore the full results of the midterm election.
The Trump administration announced Friday that it will delay tariffs on cars and auto part imports for six months while it negotiates trade deals with Japan and the European Union.
A Friday roundup of Minnesota political news.
Former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn told the special counsel's office that people connected to the Trump administration and Congress sought to influence his cooperation with the Russia investigation, and he provided a voicemail recording of one such communication.
In 2017, a court had given the government two years to create a legal framework for gay marriage. On Friday, lawmakers passed the most progressive of three bills.
Why can't Minnesota voters petition to put a law or constitutional amendment on the ballot? It's not for lack of trying.
Presidential candidate Andrew Yang on "Politics with Amy Walter."
DFL Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders have been meeting behind closed doors for several days, but haven't yet agreed on the state's next two-year budget. Time is running out. They're required to adjourn the regular session by midnight this coming Monday, May 20.
Budget talks at the Minnesota Capitol ended early Thursday night, and Senate Republicans started laying plans to avoid a state government shutdown.
Shutdown prevention bill emerges. Meanwhile, there are lots of rallies and lots of waiting on a warm spring day at the Minnesota Capitol.
An agreement on a bill to prevent elder abuse and neglect in Minnesota has emerged in the final week of the legislative session.