Tuesday - April 21, 2026

U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Minnesota

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Daily Caller: Minnesota Republicans Demand Answers on Al-Shabaab Terrorist Living Freely in Their State
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2024: This morning, the Daily Caller reported that every Minnesota House Republican had joined a letter pressing Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas on the recent capture of an Al-Shabaab terrorist in Minnesota. Representative Tom Emmer (MN-06) led Representatives Brad Finstad (MN-01), Michelle Fischbach (MN-07) and Pete Stauber (MN-08) in the inquiry. The letter follows the outlet's r  more
Rep. Angie Craig Pushes Biden Administration to Combat Post-Roe Pregnancy Criminalization
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Angie Craig urged the Biden Administration to take additional steps to prevent women from being prosecuted for pregnancy outcomes.  Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, 21 states have banned or restricted abortion - resulting in a sharp increase in pregnancy criminalization in the United States. In a letter, Rep. Craig joined over 150 Democratic colleagues in urging Presiden  more
Rep. Fischbach Introduces CRA to Repeal Biden's Gas Furnace Ban
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07), Congressman Pat (TX-04) Fallon, and Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal the Biden's Department of Energy's (DOE) Final Rule to ban gas furnaces. "The Biden Administration is once again bending to the will of the extreme Green New Deal agenda," said Rep. Fischbach. "The Department of Energy wants to ask working class A  more
Rep. Fischbach Urges House Leadership to Delist Gray Wolves Under ESA
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Fischbach (MN-07) co-signed a letter to House Leadership and Appropriations Committee leadership requesting any FY2024 spending package include the delisting the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). "Since gray wolves were first listed under the ESA in 1978, the population has recovered in Minnesota to the point of becoming a menace, particularly in the northern part of our  more