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House votes to impeach Mayorkas, a historic rebuke of sitting Cabinet member by Republicans
The U.S. House voted Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, with the Republican majority determined to punish the Biden administration over its handling of the U.S-Mexico border after failing last week in a politically embarrassing setback.
Duluth council backs massive new hilltop housing development
The Duluth City Council has approved an agreement for a new hilltop development that could eventually bring 1,300 new housing units, up to $500 million in private investment — along with new retail space and public amenities — to the long vacant site of a former high school.
Columbia Heights City Council to vote on cease-fire resolution
At a meeting in which community members spoke in support of a cease-fire for over an hour, the Columbia Heights mayor said a resolution is in the works and will be presented on Feb. 26.
Mediators are in Cairo working to secure a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas
The talks come as Israel signals it may soon launch an invasion of Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip. The talks were expected to center on a plan that would pause the fighting for up to six weeks.
Senate advances military aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
The measure, which would provide $95 billion in military aid, has little hope of seeing a vote in the House where hard-line Republicans oppose the measure.
Hospitals are fighting a Medicare payment fix that would save tax dollars
Medicare pays hospitals about double what it pays other providers for the same services. The hospital lobby is fighting hard to make sure a switch to "site-neutral payments" doesn't become law.
DFL fastracks fix on school resource officers using prone restraints
House DFLers are moving forward with a bill that allows school resource officers to use prone restraints on students but requires them to get training. A second hearing is set for Tuesday.
Trump appeals immunity ruling to the Supreme Court
Last week, three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected Trump's bid for blanket immunity over acts he allegedly committed while in the White House.