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Marking the first time President Donald Trump has directly cooperated with the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, his lawyers said they have provided the special counsel's office with written answers to questions.

A developer unveiled redevelopment plans Tuesday for the five-acre vacant site on St. Paul's downtown riverbank.

The case is important beyond Amazon because it could be a template for how future megaproject proposals are assembled, particularly those involving possible taxpayer subsidies and guarantees of fast-track approvals to private companies.

Gov. Mark Dayton said he will return to the governor's residence on Wednesday, just in time to celebrate his last Thanksgiving holiday as governor with his family.

President Trump says his administration will continue to stand by Saudi Arabia, despite reports that the CIA believes the Saudi crown prince approved the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Critics are continuing to put pressure on Matthew Whitaker after he was named as temporary replacement for Jeff Sessions. The Justice Department says the law is clear: He can stay.

Some Minnesota political stories in the news.

Trump took shots at retired Adm. William McRaven in a weekend Fox News interview in which he also asserted that the former Navy SEAL and former commander of U.S. Special Operations Command was a "backer" of Trump's 2016 rival, Hillary Clinton, and supporter of President Barack Obama.

In his ruling Monday, U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar agreed with legal groups that sued, arguing that U.S. immigration law clearly allows someone to seek asylum even if they enter the country between official ports of entry.

The president's daughter reportedly used the account to discuss government policies and official business. Her lawyer's spokesperson denies she transmitted classified information.

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton, 71, underwent two back surgeries in October at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, where he has been hospitalized for more than a month.

Stillwater, Minnesota native Denis McDonough was President Barack Obama's chief of staff and said a good chief of staff needs to know history, have some perspective and tell the president the hard truth.

Three Senate Democrats filed a lawsuit Monday arguing that Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker's appointment is unconstitutional and asking a federal judge to remove him.

Keith Ellison names 35-member transition advisory board.

President Reagan's pivot away from a reporter's question about possibly pardoning those involved with the 1980s arms-sales scandal is a key moment in the history of the event taking place Tuesday.

Sixteen Democrats who've opposed Nancy Pelosi's quest to become speaker released a letter Monday saying they will vote for "new leadership" when the House picks its leaders in January, posing a threat to her effort to lead her party's House majority in the next Congress.

Several new and sitting members of Congress, including Ilhan Omar, are backing a wide-ranging plan to make the U.S. economy carbon-neutral and remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.