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June 13, 2024 5:58 PM

Biden campaign and Jill Biden launch outreach to older voters with bingo nights and pickleball games

First lady Jill Biden is kicking off her husband’s outreach to older voters, an effort that will blend rallies and phone banks with social events like bingo nights and pickleball games.

by The Associated Press

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June 13, 2024 10:25 AM

Legislative auditor: Minnesota Department of Education ‘created opportunities for fraud’

A strongly worded report by the state’s legislative auditor finds that "actions and inactions" by the Minnesota Department of Education opened the door for fraud in two taxpayer-funded child nutrition programs.

by Matt Sepic

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June 13, 2024 9:09 AM

Unanimous Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication

The Supreme Court has preserved access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year.

by The Associated Press

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June 12, 2024 11:01 PM

House votes to hold Attorney General Garland in contempt

The House voted 216-207 Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt.

by Carrie Johnson and Deirdre Walsh

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June 12, 2024 5:19 PM

ACLU sues Biden administration over new executive action on the southern border

President Biden is using new executive actions to block migrants from seeking asylum at the southern border. The ACLU says this goes against U.S. asylum laws.

by Franco Ordoñez

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June 12, 2024 1:35 PM

Dive teams find 13-foot-long crack in hull of freighter that reported taking on water on Lake Superior

The U.S. Coast Guard says dive teams found a 13-foot-long crack in the hull of a Great Lakes freighter that started taking on water on Lake Superior last weekend.

by Andrew Krueger

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June 12, 2024 1:15 PM

Senate ethics panel defers action on complaint against DFL Sen. Nicole Mitchell

The Senate Subcommittee on Ethics postponed taking up a complaint to allow for a court hearing to move forward first in Mitchell’s felony burglary case.

by Dana Ferguson

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June 12, 2024 11:29 AM

Biden nominates assistant U.S. attorney to serve as federal judge in Minnesota

President Joe Biden has nominated Laura Provinzino to serve as Minnesota’s next federal judge. Provinzino is a prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Minnesota.

by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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June 12, 2024 11:10 AM

First lady Jill Biden to visit Duluth as Biden campaign launches outreach to older voters

First lady Jill Biden will visit Duluth on Thursday, as she kicks off her husband's outreach to older voters. The effort will blend rallies and phone banks with social events like bingo nights and pickleball games.

by The Associated Press

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June 12, 2024 10:49 AM

North Dakota voters say yes to age limits for Congressional candidates

A constitutional amendment approved Tuesday bars North Dakota politicians from Congress if they would reach their 81st birthday before the end of their term.

by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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