Mayor Emily Larson: 'NO We Do Not Live In The Twin Cities'
DULUTH, Minn. -- As the Duluth mayoral race heats up, Mayor Emily Larson is squashing rumors that she and her husband, Doug, do not live in Duluth full time, but that she may actually…
Political News
Yellen Tells Congress US Expected To Hit Debt Limit Thursday
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen notified Congress on Friday that the U.S. is projected to reach its debt limit on Thursday and will then resort to “extraordinary measures” to avoid default. In a letter to House and Senate leaders, Yellen…
Tax Relief Bill Gets Minnesota Governor’s 1st Signature
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz signed his first bill of the 2023 session Thursday, legislation to simplify tax filing and save money for hundreds of thousands of Minnesota residents and businesses, including people with student loans and…
Mayor Emily Larson's Full Statement On Roger Reinert Entering Mayoral Race
DULUTH, Minn. -- After the official announcement from Roger Reinert about his campaign for Duluth mayor, Mayor Emily Larson release the follow statement, as well as highlights of her accomplishments over the past two terms: “Who leads the city matters.…
Roger Reinert Launches Campaign For Duluth Mayor
DULUTH, Minn. -- Roger Reinert made it official Thursday morning in Duluth. He is running for Mayor. FOX 21's Dan Hanger first reported the news Wednesday, and today Reinert appeared with supporters to say he would campaign under the slogan,…
Garland Appoints Special Counsel To Investigate Biden Docs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday appointed a special counsel to investigate the presence of documents with classified markings found at President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, and at an office in Washington. The announcement followed Biden’s acknowledgement…
Biden Says Classified Document Found In ‘Personal Library’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden acknowledged on Thursday that a document with classified markings from his time as vice president was found in his “personal library” at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, along with other documents found in his…
Feds Propose ‘Student Loan Safety Net’ Alongside Forgiveness
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is moving forward with a proposal that would lower student debt payments for millions of Americans now and in the future, offering a new route to repay federal loans under far more generous terms.…
McCarthy’s Next Big Task: Win GOP Support For House Rules
WASHINGTON (AP) — After an epic 15-ballot election to become House speaker, Republican Kevin McCarthy faces his next big test in governing a fractious, slim majority: passing a rules package to govern the House. The drafting and approval of a set of rules is…
2 Years After Jan. 6, Speaker Scrap Paralyzes Congress Again
WASHINGTON (AP) — Such are the fractures in the country, between the political parties and inside the Republican Party itself, that one time-honored specialty of Washington — memorializing and coming together over national trauma — isn’t what it used to be. Friday’s…
Push to Legalize Marijuana in Minnesota Legislative Session
A group of Minnesota lawmakers and others are pushing to legalize marijuana this legislative session. They gathered in St. Paul to say Minnesotans want marijuana legal for adults. The group also includes growers, business…
McCarthy Fails For 3rd Long Day In GOP House Speaker Fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — For a long and frustrating third day, divided Republicans left the speaker’s chair of the U.S. House sitting empty Thursday, as party leader Kevin McCarthy failed and failed again in an excruciating string of ballots to win enough GOP…
Biden Restricting Nicaraguans, Cubans And Haitians At Border
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday said it would immediately begin turning away Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, a major expansion of an existing effort to stop Venezuelans attempting to enter the U.S. Instead, the…
Legislative Priorities for Minnesota Dems in New Session
The Minnesota DFL party has the Governor's office, and the majority in both the House and Senate. And party leaders said Wednesday they are all on the same page when it comes to priorities. At a joint press briefing of…
McCarthy Fails Again In Bid For Speaker, GOP In Disarray
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans flailed through a second day of multiple balloting Wednesday, unable to elect Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House speaker or to come up with a new strategy to end the political chaos that has tarnished the start of…
