Politics and Government

Under pressure from President Donald Trump and many of his Republican colleagues, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that he will bring legislation to the floor to overhaul the nation's sentencing laws.

Fifty-seven percent don't think demanding funding for the wall is worth the gridlock, an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll finds. Many do not consider the wall a top priority for the next Congress, either.

While much of the farm bill draft mirrors current law, there is a major change coming for farmers: industrial hemp will be legalized. Forestry and food stamps became sticking points.

The Minnesota Senate is officially 34-33 again in favor of Republicans, but the DFL could see its ranks shrink if some senators land desired posts in Gov.-elect Tim Walz's cabinet.

Rudy Giuliani's statement came in an August interview on NBC's "Meet the Press" when he told host Chuck Todd that Trump might "get trapped into perjury" if he were interviewed in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.

President Donald Trump threatened repeatedly on Tuesday to shut down the government if Congress doesn't provide the money he says is needed to build a wall at the Mexican border. He insisted the military can build it if Democrats won't vote for the funding.

Science teachers across the state welcome proposed science education standards that would, for the first time, teach humans as the primary cause of climate change.

Some Minnesota politics stories worth a read as you start your Tuesday.

The U.S. Senate approved the farm bill Tuesday afternoon, and the House is expected to vote on it this week.

They want a new select committee to draft sweeping new legislation for implementing the Green New Deal, which includes making U.S. economy carbon-neutral and removing greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere and oceans.