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WASHINGTON — Minnesota Democrats facing competitive races are counting on a massive new climate package to help their political chances as they brace for GOP opposition this fall.

WASHINGTON —Voters on Tuesday are filling a House seat in Minnesota that’s been open since Rep. Jim Hagedorn died in February. Vermont may move toward sending its first woman to Congress ever. And, just like last week, a member of “The Squad” of ultraliberal House Democrats faces a more mainstream…

Tuesday's elections will fill a Minnesota House seat open since February while Vermont might move toward sending its first woman to Congress.

Last year, the contest got away from Congress’ rookie-heavy softball squad, but this time will be different, players say. 

The Senate’s revived reconciliation deal would keep agricultural conservation, forestry and renewable fuels in the Democrats’ formula for fighting climate change.

The measure proposes more than $20 billion for agriculture provisions, including biofuels, conservation and wildfire prevention.

The Supreme Court’s decision to repeal a woman’s federal constitutional right to abortion has scrambled the political dynamics heading into the November elections, when control of Congress is at stake

WASHINGTON — Rep. Angie Craig has some ideas about how to restore faith in Congress. For starters, no one should get too comfortable.

“We just can’t sit idly by and allow the reputation of Congress to stay in the gutter,” the Minnesota Democrat says.

Access to insulin can be a matter of life or death for those with diabetes, a disease that more than 37 million Americans live with. But the drug's soaring price can alarmingly put it out of reach of those who need it.

WASHINGTON — Advocates and some lawmakers are hoping to add provisions for the uninsured to a Senate bill that would cap insulin copays for some insured patients — and to do so before the chamber votes on the measure, possibly this month.