After a recount upheld a DFL candidate’s narrow win, the outcome moves next to the courts for a race that would determine whether the Minnesota House is in GOP hands or tied next year.
According to state elections data, support for Vice President Kamala Harris in parts of Minneapolis with concentrations of East African immigrants and Somali voters was weaker than in the city as a whole.
The Roseville-area court challenge is the latest legal action Republicans are using to try and break the tie in the Minnesota House next year and muster up a majority in one chamber.
After former Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration, President-elect Donald Trump named Pam Bondi, a former attorney general of Florida, as his next pick for U.S. attorney general.
Republican control of the White House and Congress sets the stage for potentially seismic changes including curtailing Medicaid, weakening patient protections, and increasing premium costs for millions.
Matt Gaetz has withdrawn as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general following scrutiny over a federal sex trafficking investigation. The Florida Republican made the announcement Thursday.
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