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What Happened Today – June 11, 2026

Caskets of Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark lying in state with honor guard in the Minnesota State Capitol rotunda

Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their dog Gilbert lay in state at the Capitol in St. Paul last June; assassin Vance Boelter pleaded guilty Thursday. (Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY-SA 3.0)

Postal Service leaders proposed a rule letting them refuse to deliver your ballot if your state won’t give Trump its voter rolls. States would enroll their mail voters in a new federal portal, and ballot envelopes that don’t match the government’s list get returned to sender. The ballot your county mails to you never arrives. … Read more

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