Play6min 20secGroups that register voters are feeling besieged by new state lawsMay 16, 2024 6:17 AMBy Aaron Mendelson and Ashley Lopez New Republican-backed laws in several states add large fines or criminal penalties for minor mistakes in voter registration work. As groups pull back, they're reaching fewer voters.
Play8min 37secAs Trump eyes Minnesota, those nostalgic about his presidency prepare to activateMay 16, 2024 4:00 AMBy Mark ZdechlikWith a 2020 presidential rematch seemingly set, how will voters confront that familiar choice? MPR News launches an occasional series focusing on how people are arriving at their political decisions.
Edelson wins Hennepin County Board seat in special electionMay 15, 2024 10:58 AMBy Estelle Timar-WilcoxDFL state Rep. Heather Edelson will fill a vacant seat on the Hennepin County Board, after winning a special election on Tuesday. There were mixed results for school district referendum questions on the ballot around the state.
Trump will stump in Minnesota, a traditionally blue state he insists he can win. Is it really in play?May 13, 2024 10:20 AMBy The Associated PressTrump will take a break from his hush money trial in New York to speak at the Minnesota GOP's annual Lincoln Reagan fundraising dinner on Friday.
Rep. Ilhan Omar wins DFL endorsement on first round of balloting May 11, 2024 4:55 PMBy Clay MastersRep. Omar picks up the endorsement over former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels whom she narrowly defeated her two years ago.
Legal Marijuana Now Party demoted from major party status in Minnesota Supreme Court decisionMay 10, 2024 11:11 AMBy Dana FergusonThe Minnesota Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the Legal Marijuana Now Party failed to meet state requirements for major political parties and directed the secretary of state to take actions to demote it.
Play3min 44secRFK Jr. is not alone. More than a billion people have parasitic wormsMay 10, 2024 5:18 AMBy Gabrielle Emanuel Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke about a time when, as he put it, "A worm ... got into my brain and ate a portion of it and then died." Here's a global perspective on these worms.
Barron Trump will serve as a Florida delegate at the GOP convention May 9, 2024 2:16 PMBy Jeongyoon Han Barron Trump, who turned 18 in March, has largely been kept out of the spotlight — until now. His name appears on a list of delegates for Florida at the Republican National Convention in July.
The judge and the prosecutor in the Georgia Trump case are running for reelection tooMay 9, 2024 4:00 AMBy Sam Gringlas The judge overseeing Donald Trump's Georgia election interference case is running for reelection this month. So is the case's top prosecutor. It's a unique subplot to an unprecedented case.
Trump to make 1st campaign stop in Minnesota of latest presidential runMay 6, 2024 1:13 PMBy MPR News StaffAfter losing Minnesota twice, former President Donald Trump has been telling backers he has a chance to put the state on the map in 2024. He’ll come to a Republican Party fundraising dinner in St. Paul next week.