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Minnesota leaders take spat public as they tussle over special session on gun violence prevention
More than a month after a shooting killed two children and injured more at a Minneapolis Catholic church, state lawmakers are struggling to come to consensus on an agenda to head off gun violence and to shore up school safety.
Trump, Hegseth to headline a highly unusual gathering of top military officials
It is highly unusual to bring in military leaders from across the globe to one central location. The president said the meeting would discuss “esprit de corps.”
Government to shut down after midnight barring last minute breakthrough in Congress
Democrats and Republicans have been unable to resolve an impasse over federal healthcare spending. The government will shutdown at the end of the day on Tuesday barring a last-minute breakthrough.
‘Indian Country can’t afford a shutdown’: What a possible government shutdown could mean for tribal nations
The federal government’s fiscal year ends at midnight Sept. 30, meaning the government will shut down and dozens of services to tribal nations will be cut off if a new spending deal isn’t reached in Congress.
Congressional leaders leave White House meeting without deal to avoid government shutdown
A government shutdown fast approaching, Democratic and Republican congressional leaders left a White House meeting with President Donald Trump Monday afternoon showing little willingness to compromise from their entrenched positions in order to avoid a lapse in funding.
In the last two weeks, federal prosecutors have charged nine people with defrauding two Medicaid programs in Minnesota, and alleged fraud has been uncovered in a third program.