Politics and Government

Burleigh County on Monday voted to accept no more than 25 refugees next year, after initially signaling it would be the first to ban them since President Trump ordered that states and counties should have the power to do so.

Under guidance from the state, Minnesota county assessors are evaluating whether to treat some cabin or vacation properties as commercial for tax purposes, which could boost bills. It’s an issue zooming toward the Legislature for another look.

On short notice, a Minnesota tree grower found a 17-foot fir to adorn the rotunda. It revives a holiday tradition that had lapsed as the building underwent renovations.

The case centers on $12 billion in payments the federal government pledged to insurers to defray their losses in the first years of the health law. Did rescinding those payments send premiums soaring?

Medicaid, food assistance and other federal programs can help keep struggling immigrant families afloat. Many, though, increasingly fear being punished for seeking those benefits, and being labeled a “public charge.”

After another day of televised hearings, two guests are on the line to answer your outstanding questions about the impeachment inquiry.

Inspector General Michael Horowitz's report enumerates multiple issues with the FISA application for former Trump aide Carter Page.

A report issued by the U.N. Development Programme says that the 20th-century thinking about global inequality no longer works in the 21st century.

The presidents of Ukraine and Russia agreed Monday to revive the peace process on the bloody separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine and exchange all their prisoners, but they failed to resolve crucial issues such as a timeline on local elections and control of the borders in the rebel-held region.

The Minnesota congressman looks to have his toughest opponent in years if he seeks a 16th term, and even some voters who have long viewed him as a reliable friend on agricultural issues aren't ready to commit to supporting him next year.