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WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare public outburst on the Senate floor Tuesday, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker took his Democratic colleagues to task, declaring his party “needs a wake-up call!” Angrily screaming at two of his shocked Democratic colleagues, his words all but reverberating off the chamber walls, Booker blocked the passage of several bipartisan bills that would fund …

WASHINGTON (AP) — A chief architect of Project 2025, Paul Dans, is launching a Republican primary challenge to Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina, joining a crowded field that will test the loyalties of President Donald Trump and his MAGA movement in next year’s midterm election. Dans told The Associated Press the Trump administration’s federal workforce reductions and cuts to …

An assault recorded early Saturday morning at the intersection of Fourth Street and Elm Street has gone viral, garnering reactions not just from local officials but national political figures as well.The incident has been condemned by Cincinnati leaders, such as police Chief Terri Theetge and Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Kearney.”I mean, that was just crazy. You know, it was disgusting. It …

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A sentencing date is now set for State Sen. Nicole Mitchell, who was convicted last week on two felony burglary charges for breaking into her estranged stepmother’s Detroit Lakes home. Becker County Judge Michael D. Fritz will decide Mitchell’s punishment on Sept. 10. Police arrested Mitchell, a Woodbury Democrat, the morning of April 22, 2024, after her stepmother, Carol, discovered …

DFL Sen. Nicole Mitchell announced Monday she will step down from her seat in the Minnesota Legislature. The first-term senator was convicted on two felony charges last week after she broke into her stepmother’s Detroit Lakes home back in April 2024. RELATED: Sen. Nicole Mitchell found guilty on both counts in her burglary trial In a statement released through her …

Sen. Nicole Mitchell guilty of two counts of burglary after multi-day trial  MPR News Minnesota State Senator Found Guilty in Burglary Trial  The New York Times Sen. Nicole Mitchell convicted on burglary charges  Axios Sen. Nicole Mitchell says she lied to police during burglary arrest to allay stepmother’s paranoia  Minnesota Reformer Minnesota lawmaker convicted of felony burglary for breaking into estranged stepmother’s home  AP News …

Republicans then lodged an ethics complaint because Mitchell cast a tie-breaking vote in her own favor on the issue, which they argued was a conflict of interest. The complaint also took aim at the underlying criminal charges. But the Senate Subcommittee on Ethical Conduct deadlocked on the issue along partisan lines and punted until Mitchell’s trial. Senate Minority Leader Mark …

DETROIT LAKES, MINN. – Following three days of emotional testimony, jurors found state Sen. Nicole Mitchell guilty Friday of first-degree burglary and felony possession of burglary tools in connection with the break-in at her stepmother’s home last spring. Mitchell showed no outward emotion as Chief Judge Michael Fritz read the guilty verdicts. She sat with her hands in her lap …