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Supreme Court faces new headwinds with roughly 2 weeks left in the term

Supreme Court faces new headwinds with roughly 2 weeks left in the term

Some 20 cases remain to be decided — about a third of the total argued cases — many of them the most important of the term. But the shadow docket, with its own list of cases, looms over the other opinions.
by Nina Totenberg

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Trump says he won't call Minnesota Gov. Walz after lawmaker shootings because it would 'waste time'

Trump says he won't call Minnesota Gov. Walz after lawmaker shootings because it would 'waste time'

President Donald Trump says he won’t call Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after the targeted shootings of two state lawmakers because it would “waste time.” The Republican president spoke to reporters early Tuesday aboard Air Force One as he flew back to Washington after abruptly leaving an international summit in Canada.
by The Associated Press and MPRNews Staff

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Rep. Melissa Hortman’s mentor remembers her rise to House Speaker

Rep. Melissa Hortman’s mentor remembers her rise to House Speaker

Margaret Anderson Kelliher was the House Speaker from 2007 to 2011 — and was a close friend, colleague and mentor to Hortman, who was found with her husband Mark, both fatally shot in their home early Saturday morning.
by Catharine Richert and Gretchen Brown

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‘It feels different in here’: Walz returns to the Capitol after death of friend and colleague

‘It feels different in here’: Walz returns to the Capitol after death of friend and colleague

Gov. Tim Walz called Rep. Melissa Hortman, who was fatally shot Saturday, his “closest ally” and praised her bipartisanship as a model for a divided country. Walz told MPR News he has asked his staff to prepare for the possibility of Hortman and her husband to lie in state at the Capitol.
by Brian Bakst

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