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Colorado Democrats choose between insurgent progressives and veteran incumbents
9+ hour, 31+ min ago (844+ words) Colorado's Democratic primaries on Tuesday will help answer a question the party has increasingly faced nationally: Are voters gravitating toward a younger, more progressive generation of leaders or sticking with established veterans? And a similar, if smaller, divide separates the…...
US envoys arrive in Qatar for meetings on Iran, with tensions high over Hormuz
2+ hour, 48+ min ago (456+ words) The visit by Steve Witkoff, U. S. President Donald Trump's special Mideast envoy, and Jared Kushner, his son-in-law, comes after a weekend of'crossfire in the Persian Gulf'over efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping traffic. The envoys won't be having…...
Trump's fixation on voting has had mixed results. He still has ways to affect November's elections
6+ hour, 46+ min ago (937+ words) It's been a mixed bag for Republicans," said University of Notre Dame law professor Derek Muller. But the president, he added, has come up mostly empty-handed." All the activity around how the nation votes and runs its elections is a…...
A look at new laws going into effect in Minnesota on July 1
5+ hour, 49+ min ago (661+ words) From tighter Capitol security to social media warning labels, several new laws are set to go into effect Wednesday, July 1. Some of the laws were prompted by events that shaped 2025 and discussions at the Capitol in 2026 " the Minnesota lawmaker shootings,…...
Tiffany Joseph: A citizenship problem the Supreme Court can't fix
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (342+ words) The Supreme Court will soon rule on Trump v. Barbara, the case that could upend birthright citizenship as we have known it for over a century. So, while a court ruling can determine who gets a U. S. birth certificate, it cannot guarantee…...
Minnesota's social media health warning law kicks in Wednesday amid legal challenge
17+ hour, 13+ min ago (661+ words) Starting on Wednesday, social media users in Minnesota will begin to see pop-up health warnings on their screens whenever they log on to platforms like Tik Tok, Facebook or Instagram " unless a judge sides with the companies in an ongoing…...
FACT FOCUS: A look at the Trump administration's challenge to birthright citizenship
21+ hour, 58+ min ago (577+ words) When it comes to birthright citizenship, the Trump administration hasn't been subtle about its views. The practice, which grants automatic citizenship to nearly everyone born on U. S. soil and which is soon to face Supreme Court judgment, is "a disgrace," according…...
Americans" pride in US history and democracy drops, and fewer are proud to be American, polls find
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (803+ words) By LINLEY SANDERS, SIMRAN PARWANI and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX New Gallup polling also finds that only 53% of U. S. adults are "extremely" or "very" proud to be an American, the lowest reading in the trend dating back to 2001. The findings point to a…...
America split from monarchy 250 years ago. Trump's presidency is testing how far it's come
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1321+ words) The 250th anniversary of America's liberation from a king kicked off with a campaign-style rally on the National Mall by President Donald Trump, whose face already stares down from banners fluttering from federal buildings across the nation's capital. The images illustrate…...
Inver Grove Heights approves one-year moratorium on data centers
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (359+ words) The Inver Grove Heights City Council voted 3-2 on Friday to pause the construction of data centers in the city. The vote on the one-year moratorium came after residents " who filled the meeting room " expressed opposition to data centers, including one…...