Political News

Calls For Gun Control Stir Little Support

Gun control advocates sputter at their own impotence. The National Rifle Association is politically ascendant. And Barack Obama's White House pledges to safeguard the Second Amendment in its first official response to the deaths of at least 12 people in a mass shooting at a new Batman movie screening in suburban Denver.  Read More

Primaries For Minn. Legislature Will Shape Field

Two Republicans seeking an open Minnesota House seat in the Mora area are planning to help each other after the Aug. 14 primary, no matter who wins.   Read More

Bachmann Broadens Muslim Brotherhood Allegations

Rep. Michele Bachmann has accused a fellow Minnesota congressman, Democrat Keith Ellison, of having associations with the Muslim Brotherhood, a fundamentalist group with political strength in Egypt.   Read More

Homeland Security Boss Saddened By Shootings

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says she is saddened by the deadly shootings in a suburban Denver movie theater, and she has instructed her department to provide any necessary support for the investigation.   Read More

Senate GOP Kills Measure To Curb Job 'Outsourcing'

Senate Republicans have killed a measure backed by President Barack Obama that would encourage companies to bring overseas jobs back to the United States.   Read More

House Chairman: Leaks Not Likely From Pentagon

The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee says he doesn't believe recent national security leaks came from the Pentagon.   Read More

Dayton Sorry For Comparing NFL Players To War Vets

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton says he's sorry he compared NFL players in trouble with the law to returning war veterans.   Read More

Nolan Proposes Federal Mining Institute

DFL congressional candidate Rick Nolan is proposing developing a new federal institute on mining and the environment.   Read More

Obama, Putin Discuss Violence In Syria

The White House says President Barack Obama called Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday and they agreed that the growing violence in Syria shows the need for a political transition as soon as possible.   Read More

FBI Raids Homes Of NJ Mayor, Brother And Donor

The FBI says it searched two other homes during a middle-of-the-night raid of the house of Trenton, N.J., Mayor Tony Mack.   Read More