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Watchdog probes if DOJ officials tried to overturn election

Watchdog probes if DOJ officials tried to overturn election

The Justice Department’s inspector general is launching an investigation to examine whether any former or current department officials “engaged in an improper attempt” to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
by The Associated Press

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Dominion Voting System sues Giuliani over election claims

Dominion Voting System sues Giuliani over election claims

Dominion Voting Systems filed a defamation lawsuit on Monday against Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who led the former president's efforts to spread baseless claims about the 2020 election.
by The Associated Press

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House transmits article of impeachment against Trump to Senate

House transmits article of impeachment against Trump to Senate

The trial itself will begin on Feb. 9, giving the Democratic House impeachment managers and former President Donald Trump's defense team two weeks to file briefs and finalize their legal preparations.
by Barbara Sprunt

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Gov. Walz preps 'COVID-19 recovery' budget for Tuesday release

Gov. Walz preps 'COVID-19 recovery' budget for Tuesday release

Gov. Tim Walz will release a $50 billion two-year budget on Tuesday that will focus on where Minnesota goes after a year of turbulence from the COVID-19 pandemic.
by Brian Bakst

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Biden repeals Trump-era ban on transgender troops

Former President Donald Trump had first ordered a ban on transgender service members in 2017, and President Joe Biden had long promised to repeal the directive.
by Scott Detrow

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Walz calls for 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2040

Walz calls for 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2040

Governor Tim Walz is pushing a goal for Minnesota to produce 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2040, a decade earlier than he previously proposed. 
by Kirsti Marohn

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Biden to reinstate COVID travel rules, add South Africa

Biden to reinstate COVID travel rules, add South Africa

President Joe Biden on Monday will formally reinstate COVID-19 travel restrictions on non-U.S. travelers from Brazil, Ireland, the United Kingdom and 26 other European countries that allow travel across open borders, according to two White House officials.
by The Associated Press

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White House begins talks with lawmakers on COVID-19 relief

White House begins talks with lawmakers on COVID-19 relief

Top aides to President Joe Biden on Sunday began talks with a group of moderate Senate Republicans and Democrats on a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.
by The Associated Press

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Growing number of GOP senators oppose impeachment trial

Growing number of GOP senators oppose impeachment trial

A growing number of Republican senators say they oppose holding an impeachment trial, a sign of dimming chances that former President Donald Trump will be convicted on the charge that he incited a siege of the U.S. Capitol.
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Fauci relishes a 'hallelujah' moment

Fauci relishes a 'hallelujah' moment

Dr. Anthony Fauci, now President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser on COVID-19, says he rejoiced when the new president said that "science and truth" would guide the nation's policies toward the pandemic.
by Avie Schneider

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