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Conservatives block Trump’s big tax breaks bill in a stunning setback

In a setback, House Republicans failed Friday to push their big package of tax breaks and spending cuts through the Budget Committee, as a handful of conservatives joined all Democrats in a stunning vote against it.
May 16, 2025

FDA OKs first blood test that can help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease

U.S. health officials on Friday endorsed the first blood test that can help diagnose Alzheimer's and identify patients who may benefit from drugs that can modestly slow the memory-destroying disease.
May 16, 2025

Israel expands attacks in Gaza and Yemen as Trump wraps up trip to region

Israel launched dozens of airstrikes across Gaza on Friday that local health officials said killed 108 people, mostly women and children, and which Israeli officials described as a prelude to a stepped-up campaign to pressure Hamas to release hostages.
May 16, 2025

Minnesota legislators consider $77 million cut to planned Duluth train

But they say they’ve left enough state money to still land federal dollars.
May 16, 2025
People waited to board a North Shore Scenic Railroad car at the Duluth Depot, which would handle passenger arrivals for the Northern Lights Express, a passenger train service from Minneapolis to Duluth.

Minnesota pro sports venues want money. Here’s how much. (And should taxpayers pay?)

As the legislative session winds down, lawmakers seem more likely to study maintaining publicly funded sports venues, rather than approving funding.
May 16, 2025

Revoking immigrant health care brings chaos to Walz’s office: Takeaways from Minnesota budget deal

Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders struck a budget deal to fund state government and address a projected deficit.
May 15, 2025

Minnesota lawmakers strike budget deal, protest erupts on ending health care for undocumented adults

Deal comes after about two weeks of closed-door negotiations. A special session may be needed to finish the work.
May 15, 2025

Minnesota will close Stillwater prison, state’s second-largest correctional facility

Staff and inmates have long complained the 111-year-old prison is outdated, but it plays a critical role in Minnesota’s prison ecosystem.
May 15, 2025

Trump’s ‘beautiful’ bill spans 1,116 pages. Here’s what’s inside it

House Republicans are advancing President Donald Trump's big bill of tax breaks, spending cuts and beefed-up border security as Speaker Mike Johnson attempts to pass the package over unified Democratic opposition by Memorial Day.
May 15, 2025

Homeland Security looks to buy a new $50M jet for secretary and Coast Guard officials

The Department of Homeland Security wants to spend about $50 million to buy a new long-range Gulfstream jet to replace an aging one used by Secretary Kristi Noem and top Coast Guard and DHS officials.
May 15, 2025

Trump says the US and Iran have 'sort of' agreed on the terms for a nuclear deal

President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States and Iran have ''sort of'' agreed to terms on a nuclear deal, offering a measure of confidence that an accord is coming into sharper focus.
May 15, 2025

Former USDA leader: No easy answers for food and ag

The previous secretary of agriculture and former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack was in Minnesota to hear from students Wednesday.
May 15, 2025
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