Amy Klobuchar
Democrat · MN · U.S. Senate
Bio
Amy Jean Klobuchar is an American politician and lawyer serving as the senior United States senator from Minnesota, a seat she has held since 2007. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Minnesota's affiliate of the Democratic Party, she previously served as county attorney of Hennepin County, Minnesota. She is running for governor of Minnesota in the 2026 election.
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Democrats Begrudgingly Agree That It Is Good to End a War They OpposeThe United States and Iran have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, or (MOU), to end an Iran War that—when it began—Congressional Democrats widely denounced as a reprehensible and illegal “war of choice.” One might logically expect those same Democrats to w…
The New Republic · June 22, 2026
Other Barks & Bites for Friday, June 12: Republican Lawmakers Urge USITC to Block TSMC Chips; Bipartisan Bill Targets Digital Platform Abuses; and Most EU Consumers Would Pay More for Better DesignThis week in Other Barks & Bites: Senators Chuck Grassley and Amy Klobuchar introduced the American Innovation and Choice Online Act into Congress; the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office waived the petition fee for the Streamlined Claim Set pilot program; the C…
IPWatchdog.com · June 12, 2026
Trump labeled ‘emotionally unstable’ after ‘embarrassing’ outburst: ‘His brain is broken’President Donald Trump was torched on Sunday over what critics labeled his “embarrassing” outburst with NBC News’s Kristen Welker, an outburst that preceded the president ending the interview and storming off .Aired earlier on Sunday, Trump was pressed by We…
Raw Story · June 7, 2026
It’s going to be a boring election season in MinnesotaThe state conventions have put up their choices for governor, since Walz has announced that he won’t be running. On the Democratic side, we’ll have Amy Klobuchar, the current senator. I can’t get excited about her — she’s your standard inoffensive middle-of-t…
Freethoughtblogs.com · June 1, 2026
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