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Senate Republicans approve budget framework, pushing past Democratic objections after all-night vote
The early Friday vote was a key step toward providing money the Trump administration says it needs funds for mass deportations and security measures that top the Republican agenda.
First CDC vaccine meeting under Trump administration is postponed
The panel of vaccine experts were supposed to hold their first meeting under the Trump administration in late February. It’s not clear when that meeting will now take place.
Bill that would make more attorney general data public fails in Minnesota House vote
House Republicans pushed for a vote on a bill to require the attorney general’s office, occupied now by DFLer Keith Ellison, to be more forthcoming with records. Democrats framed it as a partisan measure.
Ellison: Trump order on transgender athletes violates Minnesota law
Attorney General Keith Ellison’s opinion comes days after the Trump administration said it would investigate the state high school league’s plan to follow state law and let students participate in sports consistent with their gender identity, despite the president’s executive order.