politics

ST. PAUL — Sen. Lyle Koenen will serve as the Majority Caucus Whip when he returns to the Capitol in January. Koenen, a DFL’er from Clara City who was elected...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Confronted with a revolt among the rank and file, House Republicans abruptly scrapped a vote Thursday night on legislation allowing tax rates to rise for households earning...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Republican-controlled House pushed ahead Thursday with a bill that would raise taxes on people earning over $1 million a year as hopes faded for a pre-Christmas...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's a health care change that President Barack Obama and Republicans both embrace: Expand a current, little-known law so more retirees the government considers well-off are required...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- One early focus of new gun regulations by President Barack Obama and some lawmakers would reinstate a federal ban on assault weapons, a law widely regarded as...

WILLMAR — Unsuccessful City Council candidates Andrew Bjur and Jay Lawton deny a claim by council member Ron Christianson that they have ties to a citizens group that expressed concerns...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House threatened Wednesday to veto House Speaker John Boehner's backup plan for averting the "fiscal cliff," saying it was time for Republicans to stop political...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is launching an administration-wide effort to curb gun violence, underscoring the growing political consensus over tightening gun restrictions following the horrific massacre at a...

WASHINGTON — After four days of self-imposed silence on the shooting that killed 26 people inside a Newtown, Conn., elementary school, the nation’s largest gun rights lobby emerged Tuesday and...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Just two weeks before the economy-threatening "fiscal cliff" is due to kick in, both President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner are making significant concessions to...

ST. PAUL — Rep.-elect Mary Sawatzky, DFL-Willmar, has been appointed to serve on the Education Policy, State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs and the Transportation Policy committees when the 2013...