A bill making its way through the Minnesota Senate would allow hunting rifles to be used statewide. Sen. Steve Drazkowski, R-Mazeppa, is the co-sponsor of the bill to abolish the shotgun-only zone.

and Nicole Mitchell spoke in her own defense today at a Minnesota Senate Ethics Committee hearing. Those stories and more in today’s evening update. Hosted by Emily Reese. Music by Gary Meister.

With the help of several Democrats, the Senate voted 54-46 Friday to pass a Republican-sponsored stopgap funding bill that averted a federal government shutdown. The vote was the second of two key ...

House Democrats are furious at their fellow Democrats in the Senate for supporting a Republican spending bill, saying Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and other aisle-hopping senators are ...

While the CR is bad, Schumer said from the Senate floor, a shutdown would be “much, much worse.” He pledged to keep fighting President Trump and Elon Musk, a fairly empty promise as ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Wednesday that his party would oppose the spending bill that Republicans drafted and passed through the House, as the Friday midnight deadline ...

The Senate Banking Committee on Thursday advanced the first-ever digital assets bill from the panel along with a measure aimed at preventing financial institutions from using reputational risk as ...

Pete Buttigieg announced Thursday he will not run for Michigan’s governorship or the state’s open US Senate seat in 2026, setting up a potential presidential bid in 2028. “I care deeply ...

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who had been considering a bid, announced Thursday he would not run for Senate or governor next year. In Minnesota, a similar story played out.