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To kick off celebrations of America’s founding, Trump travels to its heartland

To kick off celebrations of America’s founding, Trump travels to its heartland

President Trump will give a speech in Iowa Thursday night as the official start to a year of events marking the country’s 250th anniversary. It comes at a crucial time for his domestic policy agenda.
by Stephen Fowler

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The House gives final approval to Trump's big tax bill and sends it to him to sign

The House gives final approval to Trump's big tax bill and sends it to him to sign

House Republicans have propelled President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final congressional passage. Republicans overcame multiple setbacks to approve his signature second-term policy package Thursday before a Fourth of July deadline.
by The Associated Press

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How a GOP rift over tech regulation doomed a ban on state AI laws in Trump’s tax bill

How a GOP rift over tech regulation doomed a ban on state AI laws in Trump’s tax bill

A stark disagreement over regulating AI in Republicans’ tax cut and spending bill is the latest tension among conservatives about whether to let states continue to put guardrails on emerging technologies or minimize such interference.
by The Associated Press

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Iconic Palmer’s Bar in Minneapolis announces it will close in September

Iconic Palmer’s Bar in Minneapolis announces it will close in September

The 119-year-old Minneapolis gathering place and music venue Palmer’s Bar announced on social media late Wednesday that its final day of business will be Sept. 14. Palmer’s dates back to 1906.
by MPR News Staff

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Red Panda has fractured left wrist, released from hospital after fall at WNBA game

Red Panda has fractured left wrist, released from hospital after fall at WNBA game

Red Panda, the popular performer who fell off her unicycle and crashed to the court during intermission of the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup final between the Indiana Fever and the Minnesota Lynx, has a broken left wrist and will need further consultation with an orthopedic surgeon, the agency that represents her said Wednesday.
by The Associated Press

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Prosecution moves forward after alleged Hortman assassin waives hearings

Prosecution moves forward after alleged Hortman assassin waives hearings

Vance Boelter made another brief appearance in a St. Paul federal courtroom Thursday, where he waived his right to the hearings that had been scheduled. Boelter is charged with killing former DFL House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.
by Matt Sepic

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Law enforcement warns boaters to drive sober this holiday weekend

Law enforcement warns boaters to drive sober this holiday weekend

State officials are reminding Minnesota boaters not to drive intoxicated this holiday weekend. They say enforcement efforts will be out in full force.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Review: The Guthrie’s ‘Cabaret’ is a chilling look at how fascism happens

Review: The Guthrie’s ‘Cabaret’ is a chilling look at how fascism happens

The Guthrie Theater’s production of “Cabaret” uses its familiar songs and story to show how escaping into entertainment can dull resistance to rising fascism, drawing clear parallels to today’s authoritarian threats.
by Jacob Aloi

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