Politics

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Two months ago, it would have been hard for the most ardent political wonk to find the state's 20th Congressional District on a map.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama refused further long-term federal bailouts for General Motors and Chrysler, saying more concessions were needed from unions, creditors and others before they c

Friday marked the first of many deadlines at the Legislature, meaning many committees needed to act favorably on bills in either the House or the Senate, depending on where they were introduced.

A bill that would offer Minnesota college graduates an income tax credit to pay back their subsidized college loans is moving on in the state House of Representatives.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled a sweeping overhaul of the financial system designed to impose greater regulation on major players like hedge funds.

In recent years, advances in the science world have changed the conversation in the state Legislature.

A bill that would prevent international students from receiving state-funded scholarships did not receive a warm welcome from the Minnesota Senate Higher Education Committee Tuesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Sen.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of federal agents, along with high-tech surveillance gear and drug-sniffing dogs, are headed to the Southwest to help Mexico fight drug cartels and keep violence from spilli

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pointing with dismay to the AIG debacle, the nation's top economic officials argued Tuesday for unprecedented powers to regulate and even take over financial goliaths whose collapse