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Cory Booker breaks a 68-year-old Senate record with a 25-hour speech. Will it rally anti-Trump resistance?
In a feat of determination, New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted all night and into Tuesday evening, setting a historic mark to show Democrats’ resistance to President Donald Trump’s sweeping actions.
Green card holders, travelers caught in Trump’s immigration crackdown
A lawful permanent resident who has lived in the U.S. for 50 years was detained because of a decades-old conviction amid tougher immigration enforcement at airports and border crossings.
Minnesota insurance costs could continue to rise under new Trump tariffs
Tariffs are taxes on goods imported from other countries, but these new taxes are not just impacting the prices of our T-shirts and televisions. Tariffs may even lead to higher insurance rates here at home.
Wisconsin Supreme Court race draws national attention, record out-of-state money
Zac Schultz, a reporter with PBS Wisconsin’s “Here & Now” program, has been closely covering the race and joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition with the highlights.
Hundreds protest the ICE detainment of a U of M graduate student
Protesters gathered at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus after an international graduate student was detained by immigration officials on Thursday. During the rally, it was announced that a student at Minnesota State University, Mankato was also detained.
Trump tariff tumult has ripples for sporting goods, puts costly hockey gear in price-hike crosshair
The sports equipment industry is no exception to the headaches being caused throughout the U.S. commercial ecosystem by the promise of 25 percent tariffs on Canadian imports by President Donald Trump.