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MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton on Wednesday appointed Lt. Gov. Tina Smith to the U.S. Senate, where she’ll replace Sen. Al Franken following his planned resignation following a sexual harassment scandal. “First and foremost, I want to appoint the person who I believe will best represent the people of Minnesota in the United States

On the eve of a Federal Communications Commission vote to repeal net neutrality rules, some congressional Republicans are suddenly pivoting against the Trump administration and joining the outcry against the move — just as a new poll shows the vast majority of GOP voters want the rules preserved. In 2015, the FCC put in place

Doug Jones defeated Roy Moore in Tuesday’s Alabama Senate race with the overwhelming support of black women voters, 98 percent of whom cast their ballots for the Democratic candidate. According to CNN’s exit polls, only 35 percent of white women voted for Jones, with 63 percent of the voter bloc offering their support to Moore

The odds of any Democrat capturing a U.S. Senate seat in Alabama are steep at best, but Doug Jones was uniquely suited to pull off an upset Tuesday over Republican Roy Moore. Accusations that Moore sexually abused teenage girls played a big part, no doubt, in Jones’ improbable victory over the renowned religious right crusader.

The massive Thomas Fire in southern California continued to spread this week as it entered its ninth day of burning. The flames grew by 2,500 acres in a single night and the fire had burned through 234,300 acres by Tuesday morning. By Sunday, the Thomas Fire had become the fifth largest wildfire in California history,

Three women, who last year accused Donald Trump of making unwanted sexual advances, renewed their allegations Monday, saying it was time Congress investigate claims against the president in the wake of dozens of other powerful American men being held accountable for their treatment of women. Rachel Crooks, who accused Trump of forcibly kissing her 12