US Rep. Angie Craig assaulted in DC elevator; suspect arrested

NEW: Police say a suspect has been arrested after U.S. Rep. Angie Craig was assaulted in an elevator at her Washington, D.C. apartment building.

Former Governor Jesse Ventura?s Minnesota senate testimony in support of legalizing cannabis [FULL]
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Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura testified in front of a Minnesota Senate Committee Thursday afternoon to support legalizing cannabis for adults. He told a story about how cannabis he obtained illegally at the time helped stop his wife?s chronic seizures and argued that the legal age to consume cannabis should be the same as the age required to enlist in the military: 18

Jesse Ventura says ?cannabis saved my life? as he testified for legalization in Minnesota
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Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura testified in front of a Minnesota Senate Committee Thursday afternoon, telling a story about how cannabis he obtained illegally at the time helped stop his wife?s chronic seizures.

Vice President Kamala Harris visits St. Cloud

Vice President Kamala Harris, on the heels of the State of the Union address, stopped in St. Cloud on Thursday to highlight electric vehicle investments. 

Vice President Kamala Harris in St. Cloud, Minnesota
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Vice President Kamala Harris, on the heels of the State of the Union address, is stopping in St. Cloud on Thursday, Feb. 9. Harris toured a final assembly plant for New Flyer electric buses and then delivered remarks highlighting the Biden Administration's investments in electric vehicles and how they're creating a clean energy economy and union jobs.

'Strong indication' Putin provided missile that downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine

An investigation team said they had insufficient evidence to launch new prosecutions and suspended their probe into the shooting down of the plane that killed all 298 people aboard in 2014. Russia has denied any involvement in the downing of the flight.

SOTU: Biden pushes for insulin cost caps

Democrats tried to cap the price of insulin last year when they controlled both houses and fell short of the votes needed.

Monterey Park hero Brandon Tsay at Biden's State of the Union next to U2's Bono

Brandon Tsay, the man who stopped the Monterey Park mass shooter, got to take part in a historical day in the U.S. Capitol: to sit down as a guest next to Bono in President Biden's State of the Union Address.

State of the Union: Biden says US is ‘unbowed, unbroken’ in 2023 address

Biden’s speech before a politically divided Congress comes as the nation struggles with economic uncertainty, a wearying war in Ukraine, and growing tensions with China.

Walz signs bill to make Minnesota carbon-free by 2040

Governor Tim Walz has signed a clean energy bill that will set Minnesota utilities on a path to go carbon-free by 2040 -- an effort is being met with some scrutiny.

Billionaire Koch network to oppose Trump in 2024

The Koch network joins a list of prominent Republican donors distancing themselves from former President Donald Trump.

Man, caught at palace with crossbow, admits plan to kill Queen Elizabeth

In 2021, prosecutors say, the former supermarket worker scaled a wall with a rope ladder and entered the castle grounds, wearing a metal mask and carrying a loaded crossbow with the safety catch off.

Marijuana tax: Walz, DFL lawmakers diverge on how much is enough

Talk with Democratic lawmakers, and they'll say it's a matter of if -- not when -- Minnesota legalizes recreational marijuana. It's also clear that they don't have every detail settled. Take, for example, the tax rate on marijuana sales.

Joe Biden, Bill Clinton mark 3 decades of Family and Medical Leave Act

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) guaranteed many American workers up to 12 unpaid weeks off to recover from a major illness or childbirth or to take care of sick family members.