Minnesota Lt. Gov. Flanagan officially launches U.S. Senate run

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan officially launched her campaign for U.S. Senate on Thursday, a week after saying she would run following Sen. Tina Smith’s declaration she would not seek reelection next year. “In Ojibwe, my name means ‘speaks in a loud and clear voice woman.’ Today, I’m officially launching my campaign for the

Trump criticizes both Putin and Zelenskyy as he pushes for Ukraine ceasefire

President Trump lashed out at both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday, expressing frustration with the Russian and Ukrainian leaders as he struggles to forge a truce in the three-year-old war between their nations. Although Mr. Trump insisted to reporters that “we’re making a lot of progress,” he acknowledged that “there’s tremendous hatred” between

Trump targeting students’ visas, green cards sets up free speech showdown

Washington — The Trump administration’s crackdown on students who participated in pro-Palestinian activities have raised questions about the First Amendment rights of visa and green card holders amid the shocking detentions of a number of students at Tufts, Columbia and other universities in recent weeks.  Secretary of State Marco Rubio cited a provision in the

Elon Musk gives out $1M to Wisconsin voters after unsuccessful legal challenge

A unanimous Wisconsin Supreme Court on Sunday refused to hear a last-minute attempt by the state’s Democratic attorney general to stop billionaire Elon Musk from handing over $1 million checks to two voters, a ruling that came just minutes before the start of the rally. Two lower courts had already rejected the legal challenge by Democrat Josh