Ana Radelat

Washington, D.C.

Washington Correspondent at MinnPost

Washington correspondent for MinnPost. Loves politics.

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Articles

An ugly bro-breakup for Trump and Musk

2 weeks ago | minnpost.com | Ana Radelat

WASHINGTON – As his “big beautiful” bill ran into trouble in the U.S. Senate this week and former best buddy Elon Musk launched a vigorous campaign on X to try to kill the legislation, President Donald Trump sought to change the topic by issuing several headline-grabbing executive orders. One presidential proclamation — a reinstatement and expansion of the Muslim ban he sought in his first term — was expected.
Trump administration targets diversity program that has boosted minority owned businesses in Minnesota

2 weeks ago | minnpost.com | Ana Radelat |Shadi Bushra

WASHINGTON — Kenneth Bush, who considers himself a “civic-minded entrepreneur,” is proud that his construction company has grown to support 22 employees and their families. As one of 12 children of what he called a “dirt poor” Black family, Bush said he worked hard to become the owner of Bush Companies — a Rochester-based business that provides temporary traffic control services at a construction site. He says his flagging company is among the largest of its kind in the state.
Trump's budget bill would gut 'green' investments in Minnesota

3 weeks ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Ana Radelat

Minneapolis, MN (MinnPost)WASHINGTON -- Gov. Tim Walz vigorously leveraged federal "green" tax credits -- for electric cars, solar panels and other clean energy technologies and projects -- that are now on the chopping block as Congress moves forward on President Donald Trump's game-changing budget.
D.C. Memo: Trump official: court rulings on tariffs 'little hiccups'

3 weeks ago | minnpost.com | Ana Radelat

WASHINGTON — Minnesota was one of the 12 states that filed a lawsuit that temporarily sidetracked President Trump’s tariff policies — but the levies lived to see another day. That lawsuit, and a second filed by a group of businesses, argued that Trump’s strategy had overstepped the authority of his office, resulting in a global trade war that has led to steep financial losses.
Trump’s budget bill would gut ‘green’ investments in Minnesota

3 weeks ago | minnpost.com | Ana Radelat

WASHINGTON — Gov. Tim Walz vigorously leveraged federal “green” tax credits — for electric cars, solar panels and other clean energy technologies and projects — that are now on the chopping block as Congress moves forward on President Donald Trump’s game-changing budget.
Trump erasing police reforms initiated after George Floyd’s death

3 weeks ago | minnpost.com | Ana Radelat

WASHINGTON — Five years after George Floyd’s murder, the Trump administration is quickly moving to erase all reforms — modest that many may be — that police departments implemented after his death on the streets of Minneapolis. Congress moved to try to implement new practices and procedures on the nation’s police departments — including the one in Minneapolis — after Floyd’s horrifying death, captured on videos by passersby that shocked the nation.
Trump administration faces hurdles in deporting millions

4 weeks ago | register-herald.com | Ana Radelat

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Medicaid cuts loom as Congress moves on budget reconciliation

1 month ago | midfloridanewspapers.com | Ana Radelat

Minneapolis, MN (MinnPost)WASHINGTON -- As the U.S. House prepares to vote on a sweeping budget blueprint that was approved by the U.S. Senate last week, sizable cuts to Medicaid are one step closer -- and just who would bear the brunt of those cuts is coming into better focus. The budget reconciliation bill itself does not mandate any cuts to Medicaid, the government health program for low-income Americans that's called Medical Assistance in Minnesota.
Dems see Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ as a ‘big, beautiful political gift’

1 month ago | minnpost.com | Ana Radelat

WASHINGTON – With a snap of the gavel, President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” passed the U.S. House after an all-nighter needed to secure votes — and the war for control of the chamber ramped up into high gear. Democrats — who voted unanimously against the bill — plan to make Thursday’s vote a key part of their strategy to take back the House in next year’s midterm elections.
Trump tax cuts would create winners and losers in Minnesota

1 month ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Ana Radelat

Minneapolis, MN (MinnPost)WASHINGTON -- Who are the winners and losers in President Donald Trump's tax cut plan? If Congress fails to pass Trump's "big, beautiful bill," most - but not all - taxpayers will face an increase in their federal taxes. But several analyses indicate the state's wealthier residents will be impacted the most and those with medium and modest incomes would see little or no change.