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Republicans and Democrats largely oppose transgender sports legislation, poll shows
Members of the two parties are split on how transgender students should participate in sports, according to an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. But opposition to legislating the issue is roughly uniform.
House, Senate remain at odds over public safety
Competing public safety bills are advancing at the Capitol. The push for greater police accountability is a big fault line.
Vikings stadium debt becomes piece of budget debate
Minnesota Senators are moving to rework debt from the Vikings stadium construction to shorten the payment window, but it would take money off the table that Gov. Tim Walz has routed toward his budget priorities.
Democrats unveil long-shot plan to expand size of Supreme Court from 9 to 13
Republicans were scathing in their response to the measure, but the bill has a grim future even without their opposition. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she has no plans to bring it to the floor.
What is infrastructure? It's a gender issue, for starters
Many traditional infrastructure jobs have gone to men in the past. Progressives like Rep. Katie Porter fear that the way Biden is splitting his economic agenda could hurt American women.
Ahead of hearing, Capitol Police says it needs help to address insurrection failures
Responding to a critical inspector general's report, the U.S. Capitol Police acknowledges that "much additional work needs to be done," but that it will need "significant resources" from Congress.
APM documentary: 'Remembering Jim Crow'
For much of the 20th century, Black Americans in the South were barred from the voting booth, sent to the back of the bus and walled off from many of the rights they deserved as citizens. Until well into the 1960s, segregation was legal. The system was called Jim Crow. In this documentary, Americans — Black and white — remember life in the Jim Crow times.
MN House panel moves to change police powers
Minnesota lawmakers moved bills out of a House committee Wednesday that are designed to hold police more accountable to the members of the public they serve.