Keith Ellison

Keith Ellison

• Obama pressed to do more on jobs, stagnant wages

  The nation's slowly improving jobs picture hides problems like stagnant wages and fewer working hours that strike directly at President Barack Obama's ... 

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  Minn. pol's TV spat a chance for money, ratings

  Sean Hannity's cable television showdown this week with a Democratic congressman has become more than just a verbal schoolyard brawl. It's an ... 

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  USAID chief visits Mogadishu, says US is committed

  Signaling the latest step forward in rapidly strengthening U.S.-Somalia relations, the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development ... 

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  Minnesota congressman arrives in Mogadishu

  A U.S. congressman visited Somalia's capital on Tuesday, the first visit in years by a member of Congress to what until recently was considered one ... 

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  Congress considers putting limits on drone strikes

  Uncomfortable with the Obama administration's use of deadly drones, a growing number in Congress is looking to limit America's authority to kill ... 

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  Minn. shooting victim's son pushes for change

  Sami Rahamim has committed statistics about gun deaths to memory, folding them into sentences that make his case. He talks like a lawyer, not a high ... 

• Judge dismisses suit challenging Senate filibuster

  A judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Senate rules that establish a 60-vote threshold for defeating filibusters.