Minnesota lawmakers have concluded their work for the year but Governor Dayton has threatened to veto their major legislation. Dayton threatened to veto major tax and government spending bills late Sunday night, hours before the Legislature hit its midnight Sunday deadline to stop passing bills. Dayton has 14 days to act on the bills. He and the Republican Legislature spent the final days clashing over how to sync Minnesota's taxes with the recent federal overhaul and other priorities.
President Trump is intensifying his pressure on the Justice Department by demanding it investigate whether the FBI infiltrated his presidential campaign. Trump made the demand Sunday amid days of public venting about the special counsel's Russia investigation, which he has deemed a "witch hunt." Just hours later, his lawyer said the special counsel has indicated that the investigation into the president could be wrapped up by September.
Celebrity Chef Mario Batali under investigation
The New York Police Department is investigating allegations of sexual misconduct leveled against celebrity chef Mario Batali. The NYPD confirmed the probe following a "60 Minutes" broadcast Sunday night in which an unnamed woman accused Batali of drugging and sexually assaulting her in 2005. She says she remembers joining him for a glass of wine at a Manhattan restaurant, then waking up on the floor feeling drugged and assaulted. She says she talked to the police but never filed a report. Batali issued a statement to CBS denying that he assaulted the woman.
Supplies heading to International Space Station
A rocket took off from Nasa's Wallops flight facility carrying supplies for the International Space Station. The launch was originally scheduled for Sunday, but was pushed back to allow for extra inspections and more favorable weather. This is the ninth commercial cargo flight to the space station for private spaceflight firm orbital ATK.
Minnesota Millionaire
There's a new millionaire in Minnesota. Someone in the state won $1 million this weekend in the Powerball Drawing. The winning ticket matched the first five numbers, but didn't get the Powerball. While that's good news, someone in New Jersey won the $308 million jackpot drawing matching all five numbers and the Powerball. The numbers drawn were: 3,6,9, 17, 56 and the Powerball 25.
