Trump says he's nixing plan for early coronavirus vaccine at White House

President Donald Trump says he's reversing an administration directive to vaccinate top government officials against COVID-19 while public distribution of the shot is limited to front-line health workers and people in nursing homes and long-term care facilities.

As leaders fete Paris climate pact, Biden pledges to rejoin

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden pledged Saturday to rejoin the Paris climate accord on the first day of his presidency.

Walz conflicted on extending business closures: 'We need to get this right'

A conflicted Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz met with hospital workers Friday afternoon as he mulled a decision that could make the difference whether some restaurants, bars and gyms survive.

Minneapolis mayor signs city's 2021 budget

Minneapolis' budget for 2021 has received its final stamp of approval.

Ellison joins call to reject Texas-led election lawsuit

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is among 23 attorneys general asking the Supreme Court to reject a lawsuit filed by the Texas attorney general that requests to invalidate millions of ballots in four key battleground states in the 2020 election.

Trump holds White House COVID-19 vaccine summit as Biden introduces health team

President Donald Trump held a coronavirus vaccine summit Tuesday at the White House as President-elect Joe Biden, who was not invited to the event, formally introduced his health team.

Schumer renews push for Biden to bypass Congress and cancel $50,000 in student loan debt

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer reiterated his call for President-elect Joe Biden to bypass Congress and cancel billions of dollars in student loan debt during his first day in office.

Twitter weighs in on whether Trump could be banned after leaving office

Once President-elect Joe Biden assumes office on Inauguration Day, Twitter could remove President Trump’s special privileges as a high-profile world leader and treat his account as a normal one.

Minnesota AG, Washington Co. Attorney to review police shooting of unarmed suspect in St. Paul

The Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and Washington County Attorney Pete Orput said Friday they will review last Saturday’s police shooting of a naked, unarmed suspect in St. Paul.

Biden says Trump should attend inauguration to demonstrate commitment to peaceful transfer of power

President-elect Joe Biden says it is important that President Donald Trump attend his inauguration only in the sense that it would demonstrate the nation’s commitment to a peaceful transfer of power between political rivals.

Biden plans to retain Dr. Fauci, call for 100 days of mask-wearing

Joe Biden said Thursday that he will ask Americans to commit to 100 days of wearing masks as one of his first acts as president, stopping just short of the nationwide mandate he's pushed before to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Wisconsin high court declines to hear Trump election lawsuit

The legal defeat was the latest in a string of losses for Trump’s post-election lawsuits. Judges in multiple battleground states have rejected his claims of fraud or irregularities.

Biden unveils economic team at critical moment for recovery

President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday introduced top advisers he says will help his administration rebuild an economy hammered by the coronavirus pandemic.