Jury selection underway for ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon

After a day-long court session, final jury selection will stretch into a second day in the contempt-of-Congress trial of Steve Bannon.

Opioid prevention advocates rally at Minnesota Capitol with new urgency

Fentanyl is now the dominant driver of opioid overdose deaths in Minnesota, which hit a record in 2021, giving new urgency to advocates for treatment and prevention who rallied at the state Capitol on Monday.

Opioid prevention advocates rally at Minnesota Capitol with new urgency
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Fentanyl is now the dominant driver of opioid overdose deaths in Minnesota, which hit a record in 2021, giving new urgency to advocates for treatment and prevention who rallied at the state Capitol on Monday.

Abortion rights advocates march at Minnesota capitol

Three weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe versus Wade, thousands of people rallied at the Minnesota State Capitol in support of abortion rights.

Abortion laws spark profound changes in other medical care

Abortion restrictions and the overturn of Roe v. Wade are having profound repercussions in reproductive medicine as well as in other areas of medical care.

House votes to restore abortion rights; Senate odds dim

The House has voted to restore abortion rights nationwide in Democrats' first legislative response to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

Doctor's lawyer defends steps in 10-year-old girl's cross-state abortion

The doctor reported a June 30 medication abortion for a 10-year-old girl to the state health department on July 2, within the three-day requirement set in state law for a girl younger than 16.

In West Bank, Biden embraces 'two states for two peoples'

“Palestinians and Israelis deserve equal measures of freedom, security, prosperity and dignity,” President Joe Biden said.

Watchdog says Secret Service deleted Jan. 6 text messages

Secret Service agents deleted text messages sent and received around the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol even after an inspector general requested them as part of an investigation into the insurrection.

Idaho Republicans poised to reject 2020 election results

Jim Jones, a former chief justice of the Idaho Supreme Court and ex-Republican state attorney general, called the resolution rejecting the election results “asinine.”

New bill would allow pregnant women to collect child support

The Unborn Child Support Act comes less than a month since the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

House votes to make reporting UFO sightings easier

In May, the House Intelligence subcommittee held the first hearing on UFOs in more than 50 years.

Biden arrives in Mideast jittery about Iran nuclear program

President Biden starts the first visit to the Middle East of his presidency with a monumental task: assuring uneasy Israeli and Saudi Arabian officials that he is committed to preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear power.

Ellison, Schultz clash on crime in Minnesota AG's race

The two leading candidates for Minnesota attorney general are offering dramatically different plans for addressing violent crime, a top issue in the closely watched race.

Biden to discuss immigration, trade with Mexico's president

The White House says the U.S.-Mexico relationship is a priority and that the countries plan to announce joint actions to improve infrastructure along parts of the U.S.-Mexico border.

MN abortion restrictions violate state constitution judge says
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A judge has ruled Minnesota?s current abortion restrictions violate the state constitution, and has ordered them not to be enforced.

Doctors 'must' provide abortion if life of mother is at stake, Biden admin insists

The Biden administration said Monday that federal law on emergency treatment guidelines preempts state laws in jurisdictions that now ban abortion procedures without any exceptions.

Biden celebration of new gun law clouded by latest shooting

The gun legislation passed after recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas. Monday’s event also comes a week after a deadly shooting in Highland Park, Illinois on July 4.

Biden considering declaring health emergency for abortion access

President Joe Biden says he's considering declaring a public health emergency to free up federal resources to promote abortion access.

Biden signs order on protecting abortion access after Roe v. Wade overturned

After the Supreme Court ended a constitutional right to abortion, Biden encouraged Americans to "vote, vote, vote, vote" so a bill codifying Roe v. Wade can be passed.