Politics

"It's a sad day for America when the president spends his time bullying, lying and spewing petty personal attacks instead of doing his job," NBC News spokesperson Lorie Acio said in a statement.

Encouraged by their doctors, many people in recent years have taken tests to find out if they're at risk of disease. Now they worry the Republican health bills could make them vulnerable.

The superheated argument over the Republican drive to overhaul health care has not been the finest moment for accuracy.

After a preliminary vote Wednesday, the Minneapolis city council is poised to adopt a minimum wage ordinance.

Refugees and Twin Cities attorneys are reacting to the revised Trump administration travel ban that is set to go into effect Thursday.

The new fire protection rating may mean lower insurance costs for the city.

Council members amended the proposed ordinance to extend the phase-in time for small businesses from five to seven years. The wage plan appears to have enough votes for passage on Friday.

What is in the new Republican healthcare bill? Does it live up to President Trump's promises? What does it mean for Americans' healthcare? Will it pass in the Senate?

The reporter who accused White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders of inflaming the public against the media at a press briefing says he did it because he's tired of being bullied by the administration.

Environmental chemist Deborah Swackhamer says the request was out of line. Congressional Democrats are asking for an investigation.

Senior officials from the departments of State, Justice and Homeland Security are finalizing criteria that visitors from six mostly Muslim must meet to avoid the Trump administration's revived travel ban.

An NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds that independents were willing to give President Trump a chance once he took office, but now they're increasingly dissatisfied with his performance.

A proposal appears to have enough support for passage and could take effect Oct. 1. It's modeled after an ordinance approved last month by the Edina City Council.

Officials say the monument was destroyed by someone driving a vehicle into it less than 24 hours after it was placed on state Capitol grounds.

Some items of interest in today's political news.

Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, retweeted President Trump's support for a political candidate. CREW says that violated a law that bans federal employees from political activity.

The Times editorial, which was corrected later, linked one of Palin's political action committee ads to the mass shooting in January 2011 that severely wounded then-Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords.

In a new NPR-PBS NewsHour-Marist poll, 55 percent of Americans say they disapprove of the Senate GOP bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

The surprise development leaves the legislation's fate uncertain while raising new doubts about whether President Trump will ever make good on his many promises to erase his predecessor's signature legislative achievement.