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Embattled VA Nominee Withdraws

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is praising Ronny Jackson, who has just announced he will withdraw from consideration as Veterans Affairs secretary. Trump says there will be consequences for the Democratic senator who led the charge against Jackson. In…

Ronny Jackson Said to Have Crashed car While Drunk

WASHINGTON (AP) - A summary of allegations against President Donald Trump’s pick to head the Department of Veterans Affairs says he recklessly prescribed drugs, had his own private stock of controlled substances and got drunk and crashed a government car.…

Senators Delay VA Confirmation Hearing Amid new Allegations

WASHINGTON (AP) - The leaders of a Senate panel say the confirmation hearing for Ronny Jackson, President Donald Trump's pick to be Veterans Affairs secretary, is being postponed indefinitely. Sen. Johnny Isakson, the Republican chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs…

Iron Range Commissioner to Retire from Political Life

DULUTH, Minn.-Current St. Louis County commissioner and former state representative Tom Rukavina is expected to retire after his current term, which ends in January of 2019. Fox 21 spoke with his assistant today who confirmed the information and said his…

GOP tax Bill Includes Small Income tax Rate cut

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - House Republicans are proposing a modest income tax rate cut as part of their effort to sync Minnesota's tax code with federal breaks. The proposal released over the weekend is drastically different from Democratic Gov.…

Democratic Party Sues Russia, Trump Campaign and Wikileaks

NEW YORK (AP) - The Democratic National Committee has sued President Donald Trump's campaign, his son, his son-in-law, the Russian Federation and WikiLeaks, saying they conspired to help Trump win the 2016 presidential election. The DNC filed the lawsuit Friday…

Rudy Giuliani to Join Trump Legal Team in Russia Probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is joining the legal team defending President Donald Trump in the special counsel’s Russia investigation, a Trump attorney said Thursday. With the addition of Giuliani, Trump gains an experienced litigator…

Ten Days old, she Makes Senate History in her Pink cap

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tiny Maile Pearl made Senate history Thursday without making a sound. The tightly wrapped 10-day-old baby, brought to the well of the chamber by her mother, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, became the first newborn to appear there, just…

Trump Admin Starts Plan to Drill in Arctic Wildlife Refuge

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is moving toward oil and gas drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. A notice being published Friday in the Federal Register starts a 60-day review to sell oil and gas leases in the…

Diaz-Canel Replaces Raul Castro as Cuba’s President

HAVANA (AP) - President Mario Diaz-Canel has made his first speech as Cuba's new head of state with a pledge to continue the socialist revolution led by his predecessors Fidel and Raul Castro. Diaz-Canel says in the nationally televised speech…

Phifer Exits Race for 8th Congressional District

ISANTI, Minn. - Leah Phifer has decided to not move her candidacy forward into a DFL primary election. Phifer announced today, “My goal, since first declaring my candidacy in October 2017, has always been to win the DFL endorsement, bring…

Dayton Appoints Democratic Rep. Thissen to Supreme Court

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Gov. Mark Dayton has appointed Democratic state Rep. Paul Thissen to the Minnesota Supreme Court. Tuesday's announcement means Dayton has appointed five of the high court's seven members. Thissen replaces Justice David Stras, a Republican…