Trump: 'I wish I did' pick a different Attorney General than SessionMay 30, 2018 2:45 PMThe president renewed his months-long feud with his own attorney general following reports that he had asked Jeff Sessions to un-recuse himself in the Russia case.
Gowdy disputes Trump's 'spy' claim, says FBI acted properlyMay 30, 2018 1:36 PMBy The Associated PressA senior House Republican briefed by the FBI on its Russia probe is disputing President Trump's allegation that the agency spied on his 2016 campaign for political purposes.
Dayton vetoes wild rice bill, earning thanks from environmentalistsMay 30, 2018 11:30 AMBy Elizabeth DunbarGov. Mark Dayton vetoed a legislative attempt to weaken Minnesota's sulfate standard aimed at protecting wild rice.
Top North Korean official heads to U.S. for pre-summit talksMay 30, 2018 10:55 AMBy The Associated PressA top North Korean official headed to New York on Wednesday for talks aimed at salvaging a summit between Kim Jong Un and President Trump on the future of Kim's nuclear program, in the North's highest-level mission to the United States in 18 years.
Majority leader Peppin to leave Minnesota HouseMay 30, 2018 9:12 AMBy Brian BakstThe departure of the House second-in-command comes about a week after she filed for re-election. Joyce Peppin will assume an executive role for the Minnesota Rural Electric Association.
Daily Digest: Pre-conventional thinkingMay 30, 2018 6:35 AMBy Mike MulcahySome Minnesota political stories in the news on this Wednesday.
Play4min 29secTravel websites worry Congress will doom their business with new proposalsMay 30, 2018 5:04 AMBy Martin MoylanMinnesota U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar is pushing a bill that she said would make online ticket sellers more useful and accountable. But travel sites accuse her of trying to help the airlines stifle competition.
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens resignsMay 29, 2018 11:50 PMBy Vanessa Romo Greitens was facing possible impeachment and had been under investigation over allegations that he tried to dodge the state's campaign disclosure laws to blackmail a former lover.
Fact check: Are Democrats responsible for DHS separating children from their parents?May 29, 2018 8:23 PMIn a weekend tweet, President Trump issued a call to "put pressure on the Democrats to end the horrible law" that causes children to be separated from their parents once they cross the U.S. border.
Play3min 47secSupreme Court rejects appeal of restrictive abortion law in ArkansasMay 29, 2018 7:00 PMBy Nina Totenberg and Sarah McCammon If the law, which heavily restricts abortion by medication, is allowed to permanently go into effect, it would likely shutter two of the state's three facilities that perform abortions.
