Dayton Heads To Washington For Governors Meeting
Gov. Mark Dayton is in Washington for the winter meeting of the National Governors Association.
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Gov. Mark Dayton is in Washington for the winter meeting of the National Governors Association.
The Obama administration will spend $51.5 million this year to shield the Great Lakes from greedy Asian carp, including first-time water sampling to determine whether the destructive fish have established a foothold in the lakes, officials said Thursday.
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak traded words with Bill O'Reilly about the gas prices issue on O'Reilly's Fox News show Tuesday night.
Everyone has some sort of reaction to President Obama's State of the Union address. Minnesota senators and representatives were no exception.
Federal law enforcement agencies will help tribal officers obtain equipment and training on Indian lands near the U.S.-Canadian border as part of the White House's newly released strategy for reducing the flow of illegal drugs and drug proceeds between the two countries.
A squeaker of an Iowa victory in hand, Mitt Romney headed into the New Hampshire primary insisting that staying power sets him apart from runners-up Rick Santorum and Ron Paul and the rest of the GOP presidential field.
Rep. Michele Bachmann said Tuesday that America runs the risk of going the route of Greece, saying it's time to "pick up a mirror and look into it."
Minnesota Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann will release a memoir on Monday recounting her journey from state senator to presidential candidate.
President Barack Obama's re-election campaign now has a Minnesota outpost.
WCCO-TV got a rare opportunity Tuesday to meet with President Barack Obama and take a behind the scenes tour of the White House.
Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann says the Obama administration is striking all references to Islam from Justice Department training manuals, an exaggeration of a directive from federal officials to evaluate procedures for religious and cultural sensitivity.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Tuesday declined to say whether he believes President Barack Obama was born in the United States.
Look no further than Nevada -- and this swing voting city -- to understand why President Barack Obama may not win re-election next fall.
At a time when many federal programs are fighting for survival, money still flows to a long-sought Great Lakes cleanup.
Most of the top Republicans running for president are embracing plans to partially privatize Social Security, reviving a contentious issue that fizzled under President George W. Bush after Democrats relentlessly attacked it.
The young people in the ad look dissatisfied and pouty. Barack Obama's voice and the words "winning the future," from one of his old campaign speeches, echo in the background.
At a fundraiser Thursday night, the president is quoted as saying his jobs plan would create 1.9 million jobs.
President Barack Obama faces a long re-election campaign having all but given up on the economy rebounding in any meaningful way before November 2012. His own budget office predicts unemployment will stay at about 9 percent, a frightening number for any president seeking a second term.
In the early days of the Obama administration, organized labor had grand visions of pushing through a sweeping agenda that would help boost sagging membership and help revive union strength.
Sarah Palin struck a populist tone and assailed corporate favoritism Saturday in a campaign-style speech to tea party activists.
Remember when visits from President Barack Obama were few and far between?
While Libya is in a state of unrest, there's already talk about what happens to Moamaar Gaddafi and his sons when they are captured. How are accused war criminals punished?
Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry says President Obama's call for the resignation of the Syrian president is long overdue.
President Barack Obama's Midwestern tour is offering a mix of offense and defense that signals both his governing approach for the remainder of his term and the evolution of a campaign message for his re-election bid.
Whenever a United States president leaves the White House and heads for the "real" America, the opposition party complains about taxpayers bankrolling a political trip. But compared to previous presidents, how often is President Barack Obama on the road?
