14+ hour, 33+ min ago  (457+ words) WASHINGTON " The debate around'Daylight Saving Time has reignited after a House committee recently voted in favor of a bill to make daylight saving time the new, permanent standard time. Last week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 48-1 in favor…...

14+ hour, 57+ min ago  (407+ words) SAINT PAUL, Minn. " During the final week of the legislative session this month, state lawmakers ended $1. 2 million in funding for a Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness program that sponsors educational trips for kids after Republicans criticized the nonprofit as…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (890+ words) WASHINGTON " Republicans struggled Thursday to find the votes to dismiss legislation that would compel President Donald Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran, delaying planned votes on the matter into June. "We had the votes without question and they…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (429+ words) WASHINGTON " President Donald Trump's eldest son is getting married this weekend, but the president's RSVP is still a "maybe." Trump cast doubt Thursday on whether he would attend his son Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding, telling reporters gathered at the…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago  (303+ words) NEW YORK " Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin released a critical study of the party's performance in the 2024 campaign on Thursday, bowing to intense internal pressure from frustrated Democratic operatives who had publicly demanded the release of the post-election autopsy....

5+ day, 20+ hour ago  (229+ words) ST PAUL, Minn. " Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison signed on to a lawsuit targeting the U. S. Department of Education, challenging a rule that restricts students' access to federal student loans. According to a statement released by the attorney general's office Wednesday,…...

1+ week, 15+ min ago  (1777+ words) WASHINGTON " Six states have primary elections on Tuesday." If you live in Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Oregon or Pennsylvania, and are registered, you will likely have the opportunity to vote for a major party candidate. Here are the races and…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (538+ words) DENVER " The U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services backlog has more than tripled over the past decade, from 3. 5 million pending cases in 2016 to 11. 6 million in 2025." The backlog left green card applicants, temporary protected status holders, and immigrant workers facing unpredictable wait times…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (227+ words) SAINT PAUL, Minn. " State lawmakers still have a number of unresolved bills on the table Sunday night ahead of an 11: 59 p. m. deadline to pass legislation, including stabilization funding for struggling Hennepin County Medical Center and a $1. 2 billion bonding bill for infrastructure…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (660+ words) DENVER " Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday commuted the sentence of Tina Peters, the former Republican county clerk who was sentenced to nearly nine years in prison for her role in allowing unauthorized access to her county's election equipment in…...