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Sen. Amy Klobuchar spoke to supporters at a Douglas County DFL headquarters rally Wednesday, Oct.

Gov. Mark Dayton spoke to the St. Louis Park community Friday morning at Peter Hobart Elementary School in saying he admired the courage and bravery required to make it through the tragic events that killed two students and injured two more at Lilydale Park on Wednesday, May 22 .

Transportation Secretary-designate Anthony Foxx came out of his confirmation hearing May 22 looking like a surefire bet to get through the Commerce Committee and onto the full Senate with few complaints.

It would appear U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder lied , under oath, to Congress last week.

As the summer tick season approaches, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar and other lawmakers called on the Food and Drug Administration to take action to reduce the shortage of Doxycyline, a critical drug used to treat infectious diseases such as Lyme Disease.

One of the nation's worst corporate welfare and redistribution of wealth schemes will live on - the U.S. Congress has re-upped our deal with the sugar industry making sure that taxpayers will get fleeced, environmental degradation will continue, genetically modified crops will rule and jobs will be lost around the country.

Roger Dow, president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association, released the following statement applauding members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee for passing last night S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, which included important travel-related measures that would help increase international ... (more)

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has threatened to sue credit reporting agencies if they don't fix problems that DeWine and some 20 other State AGs have uncovered in the course of their months-long investigation.

With student loan rates set to double in five weeks, the U.S. House passed a bill Thursday by U.S. Rep.

The average gas price for regular, unleaded fuel in Minnesota is currently over four dollars a gallon and as we head into one of the busiest travel weekends of the year many are wondering what impact this might have on holiday weekend tourism.

During an Interview in in Minneapolis, Minn. on August 3, 2012, B. Todd Jones talked about the impact of the Tribal Law and Order Act on the U.S. Attorney's Office.

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Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx's Senate hearing was, by all accounts, the one " oasis of calm " on an otherwise stormy Capitol Hill yesterday.

By JOAN LOWY WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's nominee for transportation secretary - Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx - received a friendly reception from senators of both parties Wednesday laced with warnings that the nation needs to make a host of transportation improvements with no clear way to pay for them.

Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and party leaders in Congress and lack of evidence to date of wrongdoing close to the Oval Office.

Formaldehyde is a chemical the U.S. government calls a carcinogen, or known cancer-causing chemical, but the substance is not regulated.

There are a few things you can expect of any Bernanke visit to Capitol Hill: a fuller-than usual hearing room, for example, and a data-heavy rundown of economic health.

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar is teaming up with veteran affairs specialists to ensure vets get the maximum benefits and support they've earned.

Washington has all but abandoned efforts to help the economy recover faster - and lawmakers don't seem worried that voters will punish them for it.

Fillmore County Veterans' Services Officer Jason Marquardt speaks to the veterans attending the forum.