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Bill Would Create State-Certified Wisconsin Beer Label

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A bill circulating in the Legislature would create a new state-certified Wisconsin beer label. To get the special designation, the beer would have to include a certain percentage of hops grown in Wisconsin. The measure comes…

Partisan Divide Deepens Over Walker Investigation

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The deep partisan divide over the secret investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's recall has reignited in the face of an investigatory report released this week. The report from Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel recommends that those…

Pawlenty Considering Running for Franken Seat

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty says he's considering running for Sen. Al Franken's U.S. Senate seat. The Republican governor and one-time presidential candidate insisted Friday that he's still "politically retired." But Pawlenty would be a…

Trump Signs 2-Week Spending Bill to Avoid Shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has signed a spending bill to avoid a government shutdown and keep the federal government running through Dec. 22. The president signed the two-week spending bill at the White House after the House and…

Franken Faces New Allegations, Weighing Future

WASHINGTON-Minnesota Democrat Al Franken, facing fresh allegations of sexual misconduct and vanishing support from fellow Democrats, appears to be on the brink of resigning from the Senate. Franken scheduled an announcement for Thursday at 10:45 a.m. which will be aired…

Trump Says Government Shutdown Possible, Blames Democrats

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump warned Wednesday that a government shutdown was possible this weekend because Democrats were demanding to have “illegal immigrants pouring into our country,” tossing incendiary rhetoric onto a…

Trump Declares Jerusalem Israel Capital, Smashing US Policy

Palestinians burn a poser of President Donald Trump during a protest in Bethlehem, West Bank, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2017. President Trump forged ahead Tuesday with plans to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital despite intense Arab, Muslim,…

Democratic Women in Senate Call on Franken to Resign

UPDATE: Amid calls for resignation from fellow Democrats, Franken will be making an announcement tomorrow, according to his office. (KMSP) - At least seven Democratic women in the U.S. Senate are calling on Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota to resign after…

Sen. Franken Denies Allegation He Forcibly Tried to Kiss Woman

UPDATE: Several female Democratic senators unite in calling for Sen. Al Franken to resign amid sexual misconduct allegations. In Facebook posts and Tweets, the women said the two-term senator should step aside after a fresh allegation that he forcibly tried to…

Gov. Dayton Announces He's Cancer Free

ST. PAUL, Minn.-Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton says he is cancer-free. Dayton made the announcement Monday while urging Minnesotans to get screened for cancer if they have risk factors or a family history of the disease. Minnesota Public Radio News reports…