WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman McCollum Statement on Anniversary of October 7 Terrorist Attack * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) issued the following statement on Tuesday, October 7, two years after Hamas' terrorist attack in Israel: "Today marks two years since Hamas' October 7 terrorist attack - a day that saw 1,200 innocent Israelis killed, thousands more injured, and 251 taken hos  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Emmer Statement on Confirmation of Daniel Rosen as U.S. Attorney for Minnesota * Washington, D.C. - Congressman and Majority Whip Tom Emmer issued the below statement following the United States Senate's confirmation of Daniel Rosen to serve as U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota. "We are pleased to see that Dan Rosen, a distinguished attorney with an unwavering commitment to public safety,   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Finstad, Minnesota Republican Congressional Delegation Urge Senators Klobuchar and Smith to Reopen Government * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) joined House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06), Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), and Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07) in sending a letter to U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN), pressing them to end th  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Following Push from Rep. Craig, USPS Launches Investigation into Delayed Delivery of New Prague Times * WASHINGTON, DC - In response to pressure from U.S. Representative Angie Craig, the United States Postal Service (USPS) recently notified Rep. Craig's office that it will be launching an internal investigation into reports of delayed delivery of the New Prague Times. This announcement follows a l  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Questions Bondi on Independence of Justice Department * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) asked U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi about the Department of Justice's investigations and prosecutions of President Trump's enemies, including former Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Chris Krebs, Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, a sitting U.S.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Life Link III, Shoreview, Minnesota, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation in opposition to the recently proposed rulemaking concerning unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operations beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS). The organization highlighted significant safety risks that it believes the proposal could pose to both air and ground operations. In its opposition, Life Link III echoed sentiments expressed by the Air Medical Operators A  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 8 -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2025: * * * Minnesota DNR accepting comments on environmental review documents for proposed Reno Bottoms Floodplain Forest and Backwater Restoration Project The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is accepting comments on an environmental assessment worksheet for the Reno Bottoms Floodplain Forest and Backwater Restoration Project, located in Houston County. Comments  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 7 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis: * * * Native CDFI relending program expands access to affordable homeownership in Indian Country * In 2018, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) launched a partnership with Native Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) to increase Native home buyers' use of one of its cornerstone loan products: the affordable, long-term USDA 502 Direct Loan. 1 Under this new pa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Republicans Successfully Break Democrat Blockade of Crucial Law Enforcement Officials Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) applauded the Senate's confirmation of 16 U.S. Attorney nominees confirmed as part of a nominations package of 107 executive nominees. "U.S. Attorneys are an essential component of law enforcement - re  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (Rep.) -- House Republican Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Emmer presses Senators Klobuchar and Smith to reopen government and pass clean, nonpartisan continuing resolution * Today, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) led a letter to U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) pressing them to end the Democrats' government shutdown and to vote in favor of the clean, nonpartisan continuing resolution (CR). Em  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Emmer presses Senators Klobuchar and Smith to reopen government and pass clean, nonpartisan continuing resolution * WASHINGTON -- Today, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) led a letter (link is external) to U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) pressing them to end the Democrats' government shutdown and to vote in favor of the clean, nonpartisan continuing resolution  more