US Senate

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he'll announce his Supreme Court nominee in a Rose Garden ceremony on Wednesday morning.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar and U.S. Representative Tom Emmer will join President Barack Obama on his history-making trip to Cuba next weekend.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The U.S. Senate has confirmed Wilhelmina Wright as Minnesota's newest federal judge.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Eight days after blocking it, Senate Republicans have agreed to begin debate on a House bill that would overhaul the National Security Agency's handling of American calling records while preserving other domestic surveillance provisions.