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Supreme Court considers whether to reverse Roe v. Wade arguments
At issue is whether to reverse the court's nearly half-century-old decision, Roe v. Wade, and subsequent decisions declaring that women have a constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy.
CNN suspends Chris Cuomo indefinitely over his role in his brother's defense
CNN said new documents "raise serious questions" about the anchor's role in trying to help his brother, former N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, respond to sexual misconduct allegations.
Voting rights case vexes state Supreme Court
A voting case that impacts more than 50,000 Minnesotans with felony records came before the state Supreme Court and could be decided before the 2022 election.
Infrastructure czar talks funding for MN as Biden visits Rosemount
President Joe Biden is in Minnesota today to promote his $1 trillion infrastructure law. Mitch Landrieu, who Biden tapped to oversee implementation of the law, told host Cathy Wurzer about the investments Minnesota can expect, and MPR News reporter Brian Bakst stopped by with political analysis of the infrastructure package and Biden’s visit.
Biden sells infrastructure bill at Minnesota tech college
President Joe Biden used a visit to a Minnesota community college Tuesday to highlight how his $1 trillion infrastructure law will create jobs and help train workers — and to make the case for nearly $2 trillion more in spending.
Fact focus: New omicron variant fuels old misinformation
A new coronavirus variant revived old conspiracy theories this week as widely shared social media posts falsely claimed the omicron variant was nothing but a cover-up for darker agendas.
There's a GOP push in Wisconsin to take over the state's election system
Some GOP lawmakers in Wisconsin want to strip the state's bipartisan elections agency of its power and give it to the Republican-controlled Legislature. The idea is backed by GOP Sen. Ron Johnson.