Political News

Republicans Hit Justice Department On Voter ID

Congressional Republicans are striking out against the Justice Department, saying its decision to contest several state voter ID laws shows the agency isn't concerned with the integrity of the vote.   Read More

SD Lawmaker Protests $350 Bill For Public Record

A South Dakota state lawmaker is protesting the $350 cost of getting records of how much the city of Sioux Falls is paying a private law firm.   Read More

House GOP Rejects Obama Plan For Offshore Drilling

In an election-year swipe at President Barack Obama's energy policies, the Republican-led House has voted to revoke the president's five-year plan for offshore drilling, replacing it with its own plan calling for more ambitious oil and gas development off the U.S. coast.   Read More

Former SD Sen. Pressler: I Got Big Libel Judgment

Former South Dakota Sen. Larry Pressler says he won a "substantial amount of money" more than a decade ago to settle a libel lawsuit over a book that he believes cost him his Senate seat.   Read More

Police Group Endorses Klobuchar In Senate Race

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar has picked up the support of a police group that backed her opponent six years ago.   Read More

Minn. GOP Sex Scandal Not In Top Dem Campaign Plan

The leader of Minnesota Senate Democrats says his caucus doesn't intend to highlight tawdry details of a GOP sex scandal during fall campaigns but rising public legal costs could come up.   Read More

For First Lady, Olympic Trip Is 'Dream Come True'

First lady Michelle Obama says she's excited about leading the U.S. delegation to the London Olympics this week but remains "heartbroken" by the Colorado movie theater shooting.   Read More

Fired Aide Brodkorb Sues State, Senate

Fired Minnesota Senate aide Michael Brodkorb is suing over his termination last December after being involved in an extramarital affair with the top Senate leader.   Read More

Fellow Minn. Republican Disputes Bachmann Remarks

Republican Rep. Erik Paulsen says the comments made by fellow Minnesota GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann about Islamic fundamentalists infiltrating high levels of U.S. government are "not appropriate'' and "not accurate.''   Read More

Officials Hoping For Safe Convention In Tampa

Tampa has hosted four Super Bowls, but the protesters expected to cram into the city for the Republican National Convention will be a different sort of crowd.   Read More