Briana Bierschbach

Minnesota’s U.S. House members split on party lines over the SAVE Act, which Republicans are pushing to require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship in order to vote. Voting-rights advocates see new hurdles to ballot access.

The state has seen its first layoffs trickle down from sudden cuts to funding from the Trump administration. More could be coming.

The ranking member of the House Defense Budgeting Committee previously called for an investigation into the use of Signal to discuss strikes in Yemen.

Bobby Joe Champion has asked the committee for an advisory opinion on whether he violated the chamber’s conflict of interest rules.

The law makes it a crime to share a deepfake within 90 days of an election intended to influence results or harm a candidate’s reputation.

Interest is higher than anticipated in a new program offering health care to residents who don’t have legal status.

A 75-mile distance exemption to the new policy is now 50 miles for state workers.

The governor’s call to tone down political rhetoric rings hollow for some Republicans, who say he’s been “raising the temperature” for months in his travels across the country.

The Democratic governor and his campaign staff are telling wealthy donors and prominent DFL activists that he’s running for re-election to a third term, after wavering earlier this summer.

Democrats have said they’re open to exploring ideas beyond gun control to address mass shootings, but insist mental health and security measures are not enough.