Political News

Minnesota's Swanson Accused of Pushing Staff to aid Ambition

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Democrat Lori Swanson's campaign for Minnesota governor is being hit by late accusations that she pressured staffers in her office to perform political work. D'Andre Norman, a former staffer in Swanson's attorney general office, told…

Trump Going Ahead With Taxes on $16B in Chinese Imports

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it will go ahead with imposing 25 percent tariffs on an additional $16 billion in Chinese imports. Customs officials will begin collecting the border tax Aug. 23, the Office of the…

California Appeals Ruling to let Border Wall Proceed

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A federal appeals court will hear arguments Tuesday by the state of California and advocacy groups who contend the Trump administration overreached by waiving environmental reviews to speed construction of the president’s prized border wall with…

Vice President Mike Pence to Stop in Duluth Next Week

DULUTH, Minn. – Vice President Mike Pence will be making a stop in Duluth on August 8. The private event is a fundraiser for the Stauber Victory Fund. At the event attendees can purchase a photo opportunity with the Vice…

Minnesota Early Voting up for August Primary Election

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota is on its way to triple the number of people who voted early in the state's August primary election. The Capitol View reports that figures from the Minnesota Secretary of State's office show that…

Walz Calls for gas tax Increase, Opens Door to Other Hikes

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Rep. Tim Walz says he'd push to raise the state's gasoline tax if elected governor to pay for infrastructure improvements. The Democratic congressman included that measure as part of a broader policy package he released…

Supreme Court Says School Segregation Lawsuit can Proceed

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Supreme Court says a lawsuit that claims school segregation denies some students the right to an adequate education can move forward in the courts. Wednesday's ruling comes in a class-action lawsuit filed by parents of…

Trump Says it’s ‘sad’ Cohen Recorded him

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is firing back at his longtime personal attorney Michael Cohen after the release of a recording Cohen secretly made of a conversation between the…

Lori Swanson Stands by Running Mate Rick Nolan

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Lori Swanson is standing by her running mate, Rick Nolan, despite pressure from liberal groups to dump him over his handling of a top aide accused of sexual harassment. Lori Swanson's statement reads: "Sexual…

Minnesota Congressman Faces Questions Over Dismissed Staffer

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) – A former legislative director of Congressman Rick Nolan has been accused of sexual harassment by three women. The women were former employees of Nolan’s congressional office and accuse Jim Swiderski of alleged groping, inappropriate touching, inappropriate…