Politics and Government

The measure would establish guidelines for cameras in residents' rooms and also requires residents or their representatives to notify the facility within two weeks that a webcam is present. The Minnesota House is considering similar legislation.

A quick look at some political stories making news in Minnesota.

Professor Michelle Nickerson tells us about the centuries-long history of "fake news" in the United States.

The Senate majority leader wants to put the massive progressive climate change framework to a vote. Its Democratic sponsor is not pleased by the move from the top Senate Republican.

As legislative committees approved a plan to extend what's known as the "reinsurance" program to hold down health insurance rates, critics worried it would reduce pressure on state leaders to find a broader solution.

The Treasury Department's daily statement showed Tuesday that total outstanding public debt stands at $22.01 trillion. It stood at $19.95 trillion when President Trump took office on Jan. 20, 2017.

Freshman Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar has apologized for tweets suggesting that members of Congress support Israel because they are being paid to do so. But President Trump on Tuesday called her apology "lame" and said she should resign from Congress or at least not be allowed to serve on committees.

Congressional negotiators are close to a budget deal, but it provides less than what the president wants for a border wall, and it limits the number of people immigration officials can arrest.

A Minnesota House committee advanced three anti-smoking bills Tuesday including a proposed statewide increase for purchasing tobacco products to age 21.

"The crowd had been whipped up into a frenzy" against the media, a BBC producer says of President Trump's rally in El Paso, Texas.