Minnesota officials sue federal government over Good, Pretti probes

Minnesota state and county officials sued the federal government Tuesday, alleging they are being blocked from investigating the shootings of Renee Good, Alex Pretti and Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis by federal agents. In the lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, Hennepin County District Attorney Mary

Delta suspends special services for lawmakers amid government shutdown

Delta Air Lines is suspending special services it usually offers to members of Congress as passengers at some airports wait for hours in security screening lines during the partial U.S. government shutdown. Absences have soared among TSA officers working without pay amid the funding impasse, leading to staffing shortages and chaos at U.S. airports. Delta said

Rubio testifies in criminal trial of ex-congressman accused of illegal lobbying

Secretary of State Marco Rubio testified in federal court Tuesday that he had no knowledge of the alleged crimes of former Rep. David Rivera, his onetime housemate who is accused of secretly lobbying for the Venezuelan government during the first Trump administration.  Rubio described a 2017 meeting with Rivera where he said “insiders in the