Politics | KAALTV.com
QUICK LINKS:
Watch Now | Tower Cams | Traffic Cams | Download App
FILE - In this April 23, 2020, file image from video, Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., speaks on the floor of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. The Democratic-led House, with the backing of President Joe Biden, is expected to approve legislation Thursday, June 17, 2021, to repeal the 2002 authorization for use of military force in Iraq. (House Television via AP)

House votes to repeal 2002 Iraq War authorization

U.S President Joe Biden, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for media during their meeting at the 'Villa la Grange' in Geneva, Switzerland in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, June 16, 2021. (Mikhail Metzel/Pool Photo via AP)

'Practical work' summit for Biden, Putin: No punches or hugs

Harris announces $1.25 billion for community lenders
Military defends Jan. 6 response as House steps up probes
Landlords sue to force end to Minnesota eviction moratorium
Buoyed by allied summits, Biden ready to take on Putin
Minnesota lawmakers convene special session to finish budget
Governor signs law giving Nevada 1st presidential primary
Nevada Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak signs a bill into law Friday, June 11, 2021, in Las Vegas. The law would make Nevada the first to vote on the 2024 presidential primary contests, though national political parties would need to agree to changes in the calendar or state parties could risk losing their delegates at presidential nominating conventions. (AP Photo/John Locher)
G-7 nations expected to pledge 1B vaccine doses for world
US President Joe Biden, right, talks with Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, during their meeting ahead of the G7 summit in Cornwall, Britain, Thursday June 10, 2021. (Toby Melville/Pool Photo via AP)
Senate report details broad failures around Jan. 6 attack
FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol Police officers hold off rioters loyal to President Donald Trump at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Oil pipeline foes protest Enbridge's Line 3 in Minnesota
Faith leaders gather for an interfaith prayer gathering before a day of protest action against the Enbridge Line 3 oil pipeline at LaSalle Lake State Recreation Area on Monday, June 7, 2021. (Evan Frost/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)
Facebook suspends Trump for 2 years, then will reassess
FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, in Washington. Facebook plans to end a contentious policy championed by CEO Mark Zuckerberg that exempted politicians from certain moderation rules on its site, according to several news reports. The company's rationale for that policy held that the speech of political leaders is inherently newsworthy and in the public interest even if it is offensive, bullying or otherwise controversial. The social media giant is currently mulling over what to do with the account of former President Donald Trump, which it
Biden rebuffs GOP infrastructure offer, citing broader goals
President Joe Biden talks about the May jobs report from the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center in Rehoboth Beach, Del., Friday, June 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
'Past the point of no return'? Iowa Dems feel hopes fading
Elesha Gayman, Democratic chairwoman in Scott County, Iowa, stands outside her office, Wednesday, May 26, 2021, in Davenport, Iowa. Iowa's 2nd Congressional District race last year might have ignited a rally from Democrats whose six-vote loss was the narrowest for any U.S. House seat in almost 40 years. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Texas GOP's strict voting bill on the verge of final vote
State Rep. Briscoe Cain, R - Deer Park, works at his desk on the House floor at the Capitol on Sunday May 30, 2021, before the debate on Senate Bill 7, known as the Election Integrity Protection Act. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
States tap federal aid to shore up empty unemployment funds
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at Hanzo Sushi Thursday, April 29, 2021, in San Fernando, Calif. Businesses could be spared billions of dollars of higher taxes in coming years as a result of federal coronavirus relief funds flowing to the states. Newsom announced a budget plan this spring that would use $1.1 billion from the latest federal COVID-19 relief law to bolster a depleted unemployment compensation accounts. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, file)
Infrastructure deal slips, GOP pans $1.7T White House offer
A concrete pump frames the Capitol Dome during renovations and repairs to Lower Senate Park on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 18, 2021. President Joe Biden hopes to pass a massive national infrastructure plan by this summer but Democrats and Republicans in Congress appear divided over his proposal for $2.3 trillion in spending to upgrade the nation's crumbling infrastructure. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Smokable medical marijuana in Minnesota expected to cut cost
Photo: AP Photo/Paul Sancya. Marijuana buds are shown at Huron View Provisioning in Ann Arbor, Mich., Thursday, Jan.
Israel's Netanyahu 'determined' to continue Gaza operation
Palestinians inspect the damage of a destroyed house that was hit by an Israeli airstrike in town of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Yousef Masoud)

Party Links

Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Iowa Democratic Party
Minnesota Republican Party
Iowa Republican Party
Minnesota Independence Party

Election News

Beto O'Rourke, right, speaks with Stephanie Hanson before a canvassing drive by the Texas Organizing Project in West Dallas Wednesday, June 9, 2021. The former congressman and senatorial candidate is driving an effort to gather voter support to stop Texas' SB7 voting legislation. As politicians from Austin to Washington battle over how to run elections, many voters are disconnected from the fight. While both sides have a passionate base of voters intensely dialed in on the issue, a disengaged middle is baffled at the attention. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Voting debate roils Washington but leaves many voters cold

Georgia officials seek to remove 102,000 voters from rolls
Florida Democrat: Kraken lawyer's group illegally operating
NYC mayoral primary will be big test for ranked vote system
Convention circuit of delusion gives forum for election lies
Republicans point to inflation in bid to retake Congress

Government: Misc.

FILE - In this photo March 22, 2013, file photo, the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington. As ransomware attacks surge, the FBI is doubling down on its guidance to affected businesses: Don't pay the cybercriminals. But the U.S. government also offers a little-noticed incentive for those who do pay: The ransoms may be tax deductible. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Hit by a ransomware attack? Your payment may be deductible

Voting debate roils Washington but leaves many voters cold
Federal holiday pressures companies to give Juneteenth off
Declaration of Juneteenth holiday sparks scramble in states
EXPLAINER: What is the Catholic Communion controversy?
11 U.S. mayors commit to develop reparations pilot projects

Europe

FILE In this file photo taken on Thursday, June 17, 2021, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan greets his supporters during a rally in his support prior to upcoming parliamentary elections in the center Yerevan, Armenia. Armenian voters will go to the polls for early parliamentary elections on Sunday, June 20, 2021. Armenians head to polls Sunday for an early parliamentary election stemming from a political crisis that has engulfed the country in the aftermath of the last year's fighting with Azerbaijan over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh. (AP Photo/Areg Balayan, File)

Polarized by war, Armenia votes Sunday in an early election

AP PHOTOS: On patrol with police in Paris' tough suburbs
NSA to NSO: NY filmmakers explore circles of surveillance
Leaders of Germany, France urge vigilance over virus variant
Portugal mayor: Protesters' details were given to embassies
UK's Conservatives suffer defeat in 'blue wall' seat
Spot Crime Widget

Most Read Stories

Police ID victim after body parts found in Minneapolis; public help sought
Photo: Family. Adam Richard Johnson
New COVID-19 Delta variant is a concern in Minnesota, Iowa
New COVID-19 Delta variant is a concern in Minnesota, Iowa
Hayfield Vikings take Class A state title
Hayfield Vikings take Class A state title
New farmers market opens in Austin
New farmers market opens in Austin
Iowa man arrested in trauma death of 15-month-old child
Iowa man arrested in trauma death of 15-month-old child
Weather Lab Assistant