Politics and Government

Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said Thursday that he will run for the U.S. Senate, becoming the immediate front-runner in a crowded Democratic field vying for the right to challenge Republican incumbent Cory Gardner.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, who has ended his climate change-focused 2020 presidential bid, is set to announce Thursday that he'll seek a third term as governor.

The Truman administration saw huge strategic value in the island as a geographic bulwark against the Soviet Union. Ultimately, the U.S. got access to Greenland without needing to purchase it.

Gov. Tim Walz will take his first international trip next month to promote trade.

The U.S. agreed to lift tariffs on imported tomatoes from Mexico. But importers warn that stepped-up inspections could still create bottlenecks, limiting supplies and raising produce prices.

The deficit is expected to swell to $960 billion this year and average $1.2 trillion in each of the next 10 years, according to congressional budget forecasters. They also expect the economy to slow.

The group accuses South Dakota of violating the 2018 Farm Bill by arresting the driver, who was delivering 300 pounds of non-intoxicating hemp from Denver to a Minnesota processor.

On today’s edition: Twin Metals pledges to hire union workers; Gov. Tim Walz and his challenge coins

The new policy would end the Flores Settlement and allow the government to hold families with children without a deadline, in a change from the way cases are handled today.

First-year Gov. Tim Walz is handing out specialty “challenge coins” bearing his name and symbols of Minnesota. Dozens of the tokens are already in circulation.