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GOP leader Mitch McConnell is hospitalized after fall, his spokesman says
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell tripped and fell Wednesday at a hotel and was hospitalized for treatment, a spokesman for the senator said. McConnell had been attending a private dinner.
Congress overturns D.C. crime bill with President Biden's help
The Senate approved a GOP-led joint resolution that would overrule the Washington, D.C., city council's recent legislation to rewrite the criminal code for the nation's capital.
Walz moves to protect those seeking gender-affirming care
The governor signed an order to protect people seeking gender-affirming care after a handful of states have limited it and as others have sought to ban the care altogether.
Despite McConnell's rebuke, McCarthy defends Jan. 6 tape release to Fox News
Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell joined U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger in slamming Tucker Carlson's Jan. 6 program. Carlson began a two-part show series on the insurrection Monday night.
How does the Minnesota Legislature work? Two nonpartisan experts explain
Minnesota lawmakers are in session now deciding on issues that will impact all of us. Two nonpartisan administrators who work at the Legislature talk about what resources the public has access to and how people can engage with lawmakers to influence policies.