Politics

Gov. Mark Dayton and GOP legislative leaders said Friday they want money to continue flowing to the House and Senate while they argue in court over Dayton's earlier move to defund the Legislature.

The BCA sent its findings to Scott County prosecutors, who will consider charges.

In addition to its lawsuit against Gov. Dayton, the Minnesota House has hired an outside law firm to represent it in a case involving legislative salaries.

The president has been boasting about all the laws he's signed, but compared to other recent presidents, it's not that many -- and he still hasn't gotten any major pieces of legislation.

The U.S. district judge halted the deportation for 14 days while he decides whether his court has jurisdiction to hear the plight of 114 Iraqis who fear torture and possible death if they are sent back to Iraq.

The Supreme Court has almost certainly decided what to do about President Donald Trump's travel ban affecting citizens of six mostly Muslim countries.

The host of the PBS Newshour Judy Woodruff interviews speakers on the opening day of the Aspen Ideas Festival's "Spotlight on Health." They discuss the proposals from the congress and the Trump administration to replace the Obama administration's Affordable Care Act.

Dozens of people debated the details of a proposed $15 minimum wage in Minneapolis at a marathon public hearing before the City Council on Thursday.

The complaint alleges that White House staffers' widely reported use of encrypted messaging apps, such as Signal and Confide, for internal communication violates the act.

Senate Republicans are calling their health care bill the Better Care Reconciliation Act. It shares many provisions with the House's American Health Care Act, but goes further in cutting Medicaid.

In dueling briefs, Legislature offers grim picture of funding loss while Gov. Mark Dayton defends veto power.

Two Wall Street ratings agencies have said they'll leave Minnesota's credit status as is while a third has put the state on notice amid legislative funding dispute.

Within the first month of his presidency, Donald Trump said he was prioritizing "getting Americans back to work." But what is it actually like to work in the U.S. right now?

A U.S. government watchdog says the Defense Department procured uniforms in a camouflage pattern that is far more expensive than other options and likely inappropriate for the landscape in Afghanistan.

President Trump says he "did not make" and doesn't have any recordings of his private conversations with his fired FBI director. He also tweeted that he has "no idea" whether other "tapes" or recordings exist.

Democrat Jon Tollefson is the first candidate to announce in the 2018 contest for state auditor.

Local tax revenue topped $457 million last year, and taxes related to transit were a big chunk of that.

Trump is expected to answer the tapes question this week. If they do exist, they could become a central piece of evidence in the Russia investigation that has transfixed Washington and cast a shadow over the future of Trump's presidency.

In "Raven Rock," Garrett Graff describes the bunkers designed to protect U.S. leaders in the event of a catastrophe. One Cold War-era plan put the post office in charge of cataloging the dead.