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Kathleen Hennessey

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Past articles by Kathleen:

Trump and Biden hit unlikely battleground state of Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota has backed Democratic presidential candidates for nearly half a century and rarely receives much attention during the → Read More

Trump and Biden hit unlikely battleground state of Minnesota

More recently, he's embraced a "law and order" message aimed at white suburban and rural voters who may be concerned by protests that have sometimes become violent. That's especially true in Minnesota, where the May killing of George Floyd by a police officer sparked a national reckoning on systemic racism. But for all the work Trump has put into the state, it may elude him again in November. A… → Read More

Trump, Biden and the road to 270 electoral votes

WAYZATA, Minn. (AP) — For such a volatile year, the White House race between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden has been remarkably consistent. With Election Day just... → Read More

8:46: A number becomes a potent symbol of police brutality

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) " All protest movements have slogans. George Floyd's has a number: 8:46 Eight minutes, 46 seconds is the length of time prosecutors say Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was pinned to the ground under a white Minneapolis police officer's knee before he died last week. In the days since, outraged protesters, allies and sympathetic companies have seized on the detail as a quiet way… → Read More

'Eyes are on you:' Neighbors stand guard in Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The two men stepped from the shadows as the car turned off an upscale shopping street into a residential area located on the far edge of the rioting that swept through Minneapolis. It was after midnight. A pair of metal dividers blocked the road, and the men stepped to either side of the car as it stopped. Both carried assault rifles. → Read More

Again? Yup. What to know about the overnight budget shutdown

Again? Yup. While you were sleeping, Congress was shutting down the government in a familiar display of dysfunction. → Read More

FACT CHECK: Trump Aide Challenges Press Practices

One of Donald Trump's top advisers says the president-elect's promises to shake up Washington extend to the White House briefing room. But he's relying on some incorrect facts to argue his case. Reince Priebus, who will serve as White House chief of staff, told conservative radio host Hugh... → Read More

FACT CHECK: Trump aide challenges press practices

One of Donald Trump’s top advisers says the president-elect’s promises to shake up Washington extend to the White House briefing room. But he’s relying on some incorrect facts to argue his case. → Read More

Trump team challenges intel on Russian election influence

Donald Trump's presidential transition team on Saturday challenged the veracity of U.S. intelligence assessments concluding that Russia was trying to tip the November election to the Republican. → Read More

Trump team challenges intel on Russian election influence

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's presidential transition team on Saturday challenged the veracity of U.S. intelligence assessments concluding that Russia was trying to tip the November election to the Republican. A senior U.S. official said the CIA has determined with... → Read More

Obama Orders Review of Election-Season Hacking

President Barack Obama has ordered intelligence officials to conduct a broad review of election-season cyberattacks, including the email hacks that rattled the presidential campaign and raised fresh concerns about Russia's meddling in U.S. elections, the White House said Friday. The review,... → Read More

Obama Orders Review of Election-Season Hacking

President Barack Obama has ordered intelligence officials to conduct a broad review of election-season cyberattacks, including the email hacks that rattled the presidential campaign and raised fresh concerns about Russia's meddling in U.S. elections, the White House said Friday. The review,... → Read More

Obama orders review of election hacking

President Barack Obama has ordered intelligence officials to conduct a broad review on the election-season hacking that rattled the presidential campaign and raised new concerns about foreign meddl… → Read More

Obama orders review of election hacking

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has ordered intelligence officials to conduct a broad review on the election-season hacking that rattled the presidential campaign and raised new concerns about foreign meddling in U.S. elections, a White House official said Friday.... → Read More

Vouching for Trump, Obama says US will maintain alliances

Vouching for the successor he never imagined having, President Barack Obama on Monday sought to reassure an anxious nation and world that Donald Trump would maintain America’s alliances and i… → Read More

Conservative flame-thrower to get key White House position

Stephen Bannon, a leading force of the far-right, a flame-throwing media mogul and professional provocateur, a man who made a career out of roiling the establishment from the outside, just landed squarely on the inside. → Read More

Conservative Flame-Thrower to Get Key White House Position

Stephen Bannon, a leading force of the far-right, a flame-throwing media mogul and professional provocateur, a man who made a career out of roiling the establishment from the outside, just landed squarely on the inside. Donald Trump's pick for chief strategist and senior counselor signals... → Read More

Trump Puts Flame-Throwing Outsider on the Inside

Steve Bannon, a leading force of the far-right, a flame-throwing media mogul and professional provocateur, a man who made a career out of roiling the establishment from the outside, just landed squarely on the inside. Donald Trump's pick for chief strategist and senior counselor signals the... → Read More

Trump Bucks Tradition In Not Allowing Press Access For First Meeting With Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday refused to let a group of journalists travel with him to cover his historic first meeting with President Barack Obama, breaking a long-standing practice intended to ensure the public has a watchful eye on the nation's leader. → Read More

Trump Bucks Protocol on Press Access

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday refused to let a group of journalists travel with him to cover his historic first meeting with President Barack Obama, breaking a long-standing practice intended to ensure the public has a watchful eye on the nation's leader. Trump flew from New York... → Read More