politics

The House of Representatives voted on Thursday in favor of the American Health Care Act, which would repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, which is commonly known as Obamacare. Congressional Republicans took a step forward in their years-long quest to repeal the Obamacare, the 2010 law that reshaped the country's individual health insurance market.

First U.S. Congressional District Rep. Timothy Walz announced Monday he would retire from Congress and run for governor of Minnesota. The former Mankato West High School geography teacher is serving his fifth term in office and had a close race last fall with GOP candidate Jim Hagedorn...