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Sen. Nicole Mitchell barred from committee, caucus meetings after arrest
Sen. Nicole Mitchell bypassed the Capitol last week after her arrest. It’s not clear what policies could pass with a Senate divided 33-33. Three weeks remain in the 2024 session.
South Dakota governor, a potential Trump running mate, writes in new book about killing her dog
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem — a potential running mate for presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump — is getting attention again. This time, it’s for a new book where she writes about killing an unruly dog, and a smelly goat, too.
Trump’s immunity arguments and the experiences of the justices who might support it
Five of the six conservatives spent much of their lives in the Beltway, working in the White House and Justice Department, seeing their administrations as targets of unfair harassment by Democrats.
Duluth Mayor Reinert tackles housing, streets, downtown in first State of the City speech
In his first State of the City speech, Duluth Mayor Roger Reinert focused on key campaign themes including housing and street repair. He pledged he wouldn’t raise property taxes next year and said a major new housing development would break ground in June.
Trump downplays deadly Charlottesville rally by comparing it to campus protests over Gaza war
Donald Trump on Thursday claimed the 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, was “nothing” compared to ongoing pro-Palestinian campus protests, the latest instance in which he has downplayed a racist incident that was one of the most criticized moments of his presidency.