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US Defends Decision To Shoot Down 3 Unidentified Objects

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Monday defended the shootdowns of three unidentified objects in as many days even as it acknowledged that officials had no indication the objects were intended for surveillance in the same manner as the high-altitude Chinese balloon that…

US Rep. Angie Craig Assaulted In DC Elevator

WASHINGTON, D.C. (FOX 9) - U.S. Rep. Angie Craig was assaulted in a Washington, D.C. elevator, her chief of staff said in a statement Thursday. The Minnesota Democrat was assaulted in the elevator of her apartment building around 7:15 a.m. on Thursday, Nick…

Biden Aims To Deliver Reassurance In State Of Union Address

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is ready to offer a reassuring assessment of the nation’s condition rather than roll out flashy policy proposals as he delivers his second State of the Union address on Tuesday night, seeking to overcome pessimism in the country…

House GOP Votes To Oust Democrat Omar From Major Committee

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led House voted after raucous debate Thursday to oust Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar from the chamber’s Foreign Affairs Committee, citing her anti-Israel comments, in a dramatic response after Democrats last session booted far-right GOP lawmakers over incendiary…

Biden, McCarthy, Once Breakfast Mates, Wrangle Over US Debt

WASHINGTON (AP) — Not so long ago, Joe Biden and Republican leader Kevin McCarthy used to talk things over at breakfast in Biden’s vice presidential home at the Naval Observatory. Biden was intent in those days on “keeping up relations with the opposition party,”…

Durenberger, Former US Senator From Minnesota, Dies At 88

(AP) -- Former U.S. Senator David Durenberger, a Minnesota Republican who espoused a progressive brand of politics and criticized the GOP after his political career, died Tuesday at age 88. Durenberger’s health had declined in recent months, his longtime spokesperson…

Senator Jen McEwen Reacts to Passage of Abortion Bill

Duluth, Minn. -- Jen McEwen the DFL Senator from Duluth was the author of the bill. After the bill passed in the Senate, she said this, "Today (Saturday), the Minnesota Senate demonstrated that we will not simply put our faith…

Abortion Bill Passes Minnesota Senate

Duluth, Minn. --  After 15 hours of debate, the Minnesota Senate passed the Protect Reproduction Options bill, known as the PRO bill. It wasn't until about 3 AM Saturday morning that the Senate voted. The…

Minnesota Senate Debates More Protection For Abortion Rights

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Senate began debate Friday on a bill to write broad protections for abortion rights into state statutes, which would make it difficult for future courts to roll back. Democratic legislative leaders have fast-tracked the…

Video Shows Struggle For Hammer During Pelosi Attack

(AP) -- Video released publicly Friday shows the husband of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi fighting with his assailant for control of a hammer moments before he was struck in the head during a brutal attack in the couple’s…

Abortion Front And Center In Wisconsin Supreme Court Race

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A liberal judge running in a pivotal race to determine majority control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court touts her support for abortion rights in the first two television ads of the closely watched race launched Thursday. The winner…