Texas Democrats showed up Monday for a special session but left open the possibility of walking out as a means to derail an unusual summer redrawing of U.S. House maps that would help protect ...

Brett Hankison receives sentence for civil rights violations in Breonna Taylor case, following controversy over DOJ's request ...

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey pandered in 2020 to the very anti-police activists and officials who want to throw him aside now.

Omar Fateh was endorsed by a vote of hands Saturday after Mayor Jacob Frey reportedly instructed his delegates to leave the ...

Several challenges filed with the Minnesota DFL are seeking to nullify State Sen. Omar Fateh's party endorsement for ...

Omar Fateh, running on promises to make Minneapolis more affordable by raising minimum wage and implementing rent control, ...

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A Minnesota state senator convicted of burglary for breaking into her estranged stepmother's house plans to resign by early August, her lawyer said Monday.

The Minneapolis DFL on Saturday endorsed state Sen. Omar Fateh to be the next mayor of the state's largest city.

The campaign for Mayor Jacob Frey is challenging the Minneapolis DFL endorsement of his rival, Minnesota Sen. Omar Fateh. According to a news release from Frey's campaign, the challenge was filed with ...

The Minneapolis DFL held its convention on Saturday at Target Center, and Jacob Frey did not get the endorsement for mayor.

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