By David Griswold, KARE 11

“‘Republicans in Congress are failing to do their job to hold oversight hearings into the Secretary’s conduct and the conduct of President Trump’s national security team. They must do so immediately – our national security is at risk,’ McCollum said. ‘The time has come for Secretary Hegseth to resign.’”

By Briana Bierschbach, The Minnesota Star Tribune

"She previously called for a congressional investigation last month after it became public that Hegseth shared details of strikes in Yemen in a separate Signal chat with top administration officials. The details of that chat became public after a staffer inadvertently included the editor-in-chief of the Atlantic on the chat.”

By Minnesota House DFL Caucus

“Numerous friends, colleagues, and former staff members of Rep. Murphy attended the session to pay tribute including Congresswoman Betty McCollum; Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan; former House Speakers Dee Long and current Supreme Court Justice Paul Thissen; former House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler; former Senate Majority Leader Dave Senjem; and about two dozen other former House members.”

By Filip Timotija, The Hill

“Apart from Gomez, the letter was signed by… Betty McCollum (Minn.)…”

By Renée Cooper, KSTP

“Mayor Melvin Carter and Parks and Recreation Director Andy Rodriguez were joined by City Council members, state lawmakers, U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum (D – Minnesota) and many community members to cut the ceremonial ribbon.”

By Babs Santos, FOX 9

“On Saturday, U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum hosted a town hall in St. Paul, joined by Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy, and DFL State Representatives Kaohly Her, Samakab Hussein, Liz Lee, María Isa Pérez-Vega, Dave Pinto, and Jay Xiong.”

By Jill Burcum, The Minnesota Star Tribune

"Smith joins forces with another member of the state’s congressional delegation, Rep. Betty McCollum, to enact permanent safeguards against mining pollution for the BWCAW watershed. McCollum, a Democrat, has previously introduced similar legislation in the U.S. House."

By Ian Russe, KARE 11

"Representative Betty McCollum reintroduced legislation in January that would permanently protect the land the Biden Administration barred from new mining. 'The Boundary Waters’ 1.1 million acres of interconnected lands and streams are an abundant source of fresh water, so clean you could literally drink it. Allowing these waters to be permanently poisoned by toxic sulfide ore run-off would be a devastating tragedy for our nation,' Representative McCollum said in a statement."

By June Kim, Alicia Parlapiano, Martín González Gómez, and Sarah Cahalan, The New York Times

“[Betty McCollum, Minn. 4th, NO]”

By Sydney Kashiwagi, The Minnesota Star Tribune

“‘Minnesotans are leading the charge to permanently protect the BWCA,’ McCollum said.”

By Dana Thiede, KARE 11

“Companion legislation has been introduced in the U.S. House by Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-St. Paul).”

By Dan Kraker, MPR News

“DFL Rep. Betty McCollum introduced a similar bill in the House. Meanwhile GOP Rep. Pete Stauber reintroduced legislation in February to reverse the mining ban, and return two key federal mineral leases to Twin Metals that were revoked by the Biden administration in 2022.”

By Sydney Kashiwagi, The Minnesota Star Tribune

“‘Republicans wanted to show cuts in spending, the community projects came out as part of their way of saying, ‘Look, we trimmed the budget,’’ said Democratic Rep. Betty McCollum, Minnesota’s only member on the House Appropriations Committee, which evaluates CPF requests. ‘It’s very unfortunate it was done that way.’”

By Alex Derosier, Pioneer Press

“Activists and state lawmakers, including Rep. María Isa Pérez-Vega, DFL-St. Paul, and Rep. Emma Greenman, DFL-Minneapolis, as well as Minnesota 4th District Congresswoman Betty McCollum, spoke to the crowd, which gathered from around noon to about 2:30 p.m. in front of the Capitol.”

Feven Gerezgiher, Cari Spencer and The Associated Press, MPR News

“Several politicians spoke at the “Hand’s Off!” rally in St. Paul including St. Paul mayor Melvin Carter, U.S Representative Betty McCollum, Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy and state rep. Emma Greenman, flanked by other DFL lawmakers.“

Renée Cooper, KSTP

“Those stories reached the ears of state and federal lawmakers from Minnesota, including Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minnesota) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota).”

By Sydney Kashiwagi, The Minnesota Star Tribune

“Rep. Betty McCollum, who serves as a ranking member on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, also called for a congressional investigation, seeking an understanding if ‘the inappropriate use of Signal is a widespread practice within the Trump Administration, whether the Espionage Act was violated, and how this security lapse impacts our relationships with intelligence-sharing partners around the globe,’”

By Caitlin Yilek, CBS News

“Rep. Betty McCollum, a Democrat from Minnesota, raised the question of whether the officials violated the Espionage Act. “

By Ryan Grenoble, HuffPost

"Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, went beyond simply expressing outrage and zeroed in on the group’s use of Signal, a self-deleting messaging app, as particularly worrying:

'The Republican majorities in both the House and Senate must immediately launch Congressional oversight investigations into this outrageous incident to understand if the inappropriate use of Signal is a widespread practice within the Trump Administration, whether the Espionage Act was violated, and how this security lapse impacts our relationships with intelligence-sharing partners around the globe,' she said in a statement."

By Eric Erickson, Park Bugle

"Congresswoman Betty McCol­lum, D-Minnesota, hosted a 45-minute policy meeting for the Como students in her office. She shared her views on the current situation in Washington and the federal government. Students were grateful for her insights and how she addressed their inquiries about climate change, Israel and Gaza, the actions of DOGE and education."