Russia released WNBA star Brittney Griner today as part of a prisoner exchange with the U.S., hundreds of journalists and other employees at The New York Times began a 24-hour walkout this morning and Sen. Chuck Schumer was elected for another term as Senate Democratic leader. Samantha Ellsworth has today’s News in :90.
A wartime agreement that allowed grain exports from Ukraine to resume will be extended by 120 days, Republicans have won control of the U.S. House by a narrow margin and Starbucks workers at more than 100 U.S. stores are on strike. Isabelle Lynch has today’s News in :90.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans inched closer to a narrow House majority Wednesday, while control of the Senate hinged on a few tight races in a midterm election that defied expectations of sweeping conservative victories driven by frustration over inflation and President Joe Biden’s leadership.
About 500 people gathered outside the federal courthouse in downtown Minneapolis Tuesday evening to protest the possibility that the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, “Hillbilly Elegy” author JD Vance won Ohio’s contentious and hyper-competitive GOP Senate primary on Tuesday and Wall Street is off to a mixed start on Wednesday and bond yields are rising as traders look ahead to an announcement later in the day on interest rates from the Federal Reserve. Ben Hogan has today’s News in :90.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday blasted a “radical” Supreme Court draft opinion that would throw out the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights ruling t hat has stood for a half century. The court cautioned no final decision had been made, but Biden warned that other privacy rights including same-sex marriage and birth control are at risk if the justices follow through.
A Russian missile hit a crowded train station in eastern Ukraine Friday morning, President Joe Biden will celebrate the confirmation hearing of judge Kentanji Brown Friday, the Minnesota senate’s Republican majority passed a $8.4 billion tax cut bill Thursday, and the new Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, William “Bill” Tolman, will be joining St. Thomas on July 1. Photographer Zach Knapp has today’s News in :90.
President Joe Biden on Friday nominated federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court, making her the first Black woman selected to serve on a court that once declared her race unworthy of citizenship and endorsed segregation.
Last week, I clicked on a provocative headline on my Twitter feed. Scrolling down the article, I found that it was actually an opinion editorial breaking down a topic that has been widely discussed across news platforms for days.
A new report sheds light on how world leaders, politicians, billionaires, and other have used offshore accounts to shield assets collectively worth trillions of dollars, Pope Francis and dozens of religious leaders signed a joint appeal to commit to ambitious climate targets and Minnesota Republican activists picked former state Senator David Hann as the next leader of their party. Reporter Owen Larson has today’s News in :90.
Democrats pushed to seal control of the House for two more years Tuesday as they banked on their health care focus, dominant fundraising and broad suburban indignation with President Donald Trump to make their majority in the chamber even larger.
Ambassador of the European Union declared to impeachment investigators Wednesday that President Donald Trump and his lawyer Rudy Giuliani explicitly sought a “quid pro quo” with Ukraine and several murals are located throughout the St. Thomas campus. Reporter Burke Spizale has today’s News in :90.
With impeachment trials underway, Democrats and Republicans are hardening their arguments over the actions of president Donald Trump and first-year Angelica Franaschouck is painting clothes for St. Thomas students. Videographer Owen Landrud has today’s News in :90.
Four St. Thomas students are named Hult Prize finalists, Minnesota sees a slow-down in refugee arrivals, and Minnesota house Republicans propose an $825 million public works spending bill. Photographer Davis Narey has today’s News in :90.
Minnesota residents gathered by the hundreds to participate in the state’s second-ever caucus, including students from the University of St. Thomas.
Republican candidates Mike McFadden and Jeff Johnson couldn’t turn the tide against incumbent Democrats Sen. Al Franken and Gov. Mark Dayton.
