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Trump administration renews Supreme Court appeal to keep full SNAP payments frozen

Trump administration renews Supreme Court appeal to keep full SNAP payments frozen

The Trump administration is again asking the Supreme Court to keep full food aid payments on hold. The request Monday is the latest in a legal fight over how the program that helps 42 million Americans buy groceries should proceed during the government shutdown. 
by The Associated Press

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Supreme Court lets Trump block transgender and nonbinary people from choosing passport sex markers

Supreme Court lets Trump block transgender and nonbinary people from choosing passport sex markers

The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump’s administration to enforce a policy blocking transgender and nonbinary people from choosing passport sex markers that align with their gender identity.
by The Associated Press

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The legal and political questions surrounding Trump's deployment of National Guard troops

The legal and political questions surrounding Trump's deployment of National Guard troops

MPR News guest host Catharine Richert talks about the legal and political implications of President Donald Trump’s mobilization of the National Guard in a few U.S. cities in recent months.
by Catharine Richert and Cari Dwyer

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Suspect in southern Minnesota double homicide arrested in Iowa

Suspect in southern Minnesota double homicide arrested in Iowa

Authorities in Iowa arrested a man Sunday afternoon, after he allegedly shot and killed two people in southern Minnesota hours earlier.

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BCA stands by breathalyzer data after 'recalculation' of faulty tests

BCA stands by breathalyzer data after 'recalculation' of faulty tests

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said that agency scientists are prepared to testify to the accuracy of questionable breathalyzer tests after a ‘mathematical recalculation’ of each test to correct for data entry errors.
by Matt Sepic

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Wisconsin judge puts on hold ruling that required citizenship check of voters

Wisconsin judge puts on hold ruling that required citizenship check of voters

A Wisconsin judge has put on hold his order that requires elections officials to verify the citizenship of all 3.6 million registered voters in the battleground state before the next statewide election in February.
by The Associated Press

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Man sentenced to 76 years in prison for shooting officers near Princeton

Karl Holmberg fired at members of the Sherburne County Drug Task Force as they attempted to serve a narcotics search warrant at his rural home near Princeton. All five officers survived.
by Kirsti Marohn

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