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House GOP leaders prep vote on budget despite rift within the party
Republicans in Congress are closer to passing key elements of President Trump's legislative agenda — like extending tax cuts that expire at the end of the year — but only if the House and Senate can get on the same page.
Detained U of M graduate student will remain in custody
During a hearing at immigration court Tuesday, an attorney for Doğukan Günaydın asked the court to pause the removal proceedings in order to hold another hearing so he can address new charges filed by the Department of Homeland Security.
Supreme Court lets Trump move forward with firing thousands of federal workers
The Supreme Court's stay, which allows the administration to execute the firings for now while it litigates in federal court, does not mean the terminations were lawful.
City of St. Paul condemns downtown parking ramp, closes skyway connections
The city of St. Paul has condemned a major downtown parking ramp, alleging the building owner has not been properly maintaining the facility. The ramp is owned by Madison Equities, which walked away from the nearby Alliance Bank Center last month.
April 8 special elections in Minnesota
Elections will be held for races in Itasca County, Aldrich, Benson, Isanti, Rose Creek, Stately Township and Two Harbors. School board elections include Morris Area and Rock Ridge school districts, plus a number of referendums.
U.S. stocks fall again, wiping out earlier gains as Trump tariff shock remains
After major slides in equity trading across the world, any slight uptick in stock prices will only repair part of the destruction of trillions of dollars in investor wealth over the past few days.
Minnesota sheriffs ink new agreements with ICE to identify immigrants for deportation
Five Minnesota sheriff’s offices have entered cooperation agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, bringing a controversial program coordinating local law enforcement and federal immigration agents to the North Star State.