1+ hour, 22+ min ago  (331+ words) WASHINGTON " President Donald Trump is heading to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to deliver the State of the Union address." The address is rooted in a simple requirement in the U.S. Constitution that directs the president to "give to the Congress Information…...

2+ hour, 8+ min ago  (267+ words) SAINT PAUL, Minn. " A proposal to ban cell phones in Minnesota schools was heard in the Senate Education Policy Committee on Monday, where it advanced for consideration in a broader education bill later this session." The bill, presented by DFL…...

8+ hour, 57+ min ago  (792+ words) MEXICO CITY, Mexico " The Mexican army killed the country's most powerful cartel leader and one of the United States' most wanted fugitives on Sunday, notching a major victory while cartel members responded with a wave violence across the country. The'killing…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (303+ words) WASHINGTON " President Donald Trump will hold a press briefing on Friday, where he will speak publicly for the first time after the Supreme Court struck down his sweeping tariffs. The press conference is scheduled for 12:45 p.m. Eastern, according to the White…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (368+ words) In layman's terms: "The vast, vast majority is negative in general," Luebke said. Luebke said 99% of the public comments were in opposition to the project. Many were about the illegal demolition of the East Wing, the huge ballroom dwarfing the…...

5+ day, 14+ min ago  (327+ words) SAINT PAUL, Minn. " The Minnesota State Capitol was buzzing again on Wednesday as legislative committees convened for the first time in 2026, with 19 meetings held across the complex on topics ranging from public safety to transportation. Last year, the Trump administration…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago  (386+ words) WASHINGTON " The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, the Baptist minister, longtime civil rights leader and Black icon, has died. He was 84." A cause of death was not immediately provided." Jackson had recently been diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder after being misdiagnosed…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (346+ words) WASHINGTON D.C., DC " On Presidents Day, the great-grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt " often called the nation's "conservation president" " is speaking out against legislation that would allow mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Ted Roosevelt IV said he feels a…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (437+ words) MINNEAPOLIS " Precinct caucuses across Minnesota on Tuesday drew historic crowds of people, according to Minnesota DFL officials. Minnesotans gathered at various locations across the state to discuss issues, show support for candidates and begin the process of determining party nominees…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (455+ words) FULTON COUNTY, Ga. " Fulton County has filed a motion in federal court seeking the return of all documents from the 2020 election that were seized last week from a warehouse near Atlanta by the FBI, officials in the Georgia county said…...