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The Supreme Court takes another look at partisan redistricting

The Supreme Court takes another look at partisan redistricting

A pivotal retirement and a new conservative majority could give the state legislatures a green light for even more partisanship when it comes to drawing political boundaries.
by Nina Totenberg

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Klobuchar didn't prosecute controversial police killings or brutality cases as a county prosecutor

Klobuchar didn't prosecute controversial police killings or brutality cases as a county prosecutor

The presidential candidate relied on grand juries to charge cops -- seen today as ducking accountability -- and avoided getting between police and diverse communities during a violent time in Minneapolis.
by Brandt Williams, Tom Scheck and Nikki Pederson

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Impeachment just got less likely and 6 other takeaways from the Barr letter

Impeachment just got less likely and 6 other takeaways from the Barr letter

Special counsel Robert Mueller spent 22 months examining whether Donald Trump's campaign conspired with Russia to sway the 2016 election. His conclusion? No collusion. But the question of whether Trump obstructed justice wasn't so clear cut.
by Associated Press

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Trump didn't coordinate with Russia in 2016, report declares

Trump didn't coordinate with Russia in 2016, report declares

The Justice Department said Sunday that special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation did not find evidence that President Trump's campaign "conspired or coordinated" with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election.
by Associated Press

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Highway 100 in Edina reopens after being closed due to standoff

Highway 100 in Edina reopens after being closed due to standoff

A stretch of Highway 100 and some city streets in Edina were closed for several hours Saturday as police negotiated with a suspect in a crashed vehicle.
by MPR News Staff

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Teen's mom on cop's acquittal: 'Hope that man never sleeps'

Teen's mom on cop's acquittal: 'Hope that man never sleeps'

The family of an unarmed black teenager fatally shot by a white police officer is expressing anger and sadness over a jury's decision to acquit, and Pittsburgh braced for protests a day after the verdict.
by Associated Press

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Key findings coming on Mueller report - but not quite yet

Key findings coming on Mueller report - but not quite yet

Attorney General William Barr spent Saturday reviewing the special counsel's confidential report on the Trump-Russia investigation, but Barr's "principal conclusions" summary for Congress was not coming for at least another day.
by Associated Press

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Barr faces bipartisan pressure to make Mueller report public

Barr faces bipartisan pressure to make Mueller report public

Democrats have long said the results of the special counsel's investigation into the Russian attack on the 2016 presidential election should be fully transparent. Now, some Republicans say they agree.
by Brian Naylor

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Beyond Mueller report, Trump faces flurry of legal perils

Beyond Mueller report, Trump faces flurry of legal perils

Trump portrayed Robert Mueller as the bane of his existence, but even with the special counsel's Russia investigation wrapped up, he may still have to contend with state and federal investigators in New York.
by Associated Press

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