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Party lines hold as abortion bill moves through MN Legislature
In the session’s first big skirmish, a bill confirming abortion access in Minnesota is on the fast track in the Legislature. It has now cleared three committees on party-line votes.
New Biden student loan plan unveiled amid agency funding crisis
The Office of Federal Student Aid has a lot on its plate in 2023, including implementation of an ambitious new student loan repayment plan. Now it just needs money to pay for it.
Brazil and Jan. 6 in U.S.: Parallel attacks, but not identical
Both incidents were fueled by claims of defeated populist presidents that fraud cost them re-election. Both were amplified by social media. And the two presidents share some common advisers and allies. But there are also differences between the two attacks. 
DOJ reviewing potentially classified docs at Biden center
The Justice Department is reviewing a batch of potentially classified documents found in the Washington office space of President Joe Biden's former institute, the White House said Monday.
MN House panel weighs driver's licenses for unauthorized immigrants
House members will hear a bill on Tuesday that would allow Minnesotans lacking permanent legal status here to get a driver's license. “It is critical to our economy to get this passed,” one advocate tells MPR News host Cathy Wurzer.