Rep. Dean Phillips steps down from Democratic House leadership roleOctober 2, 2023 9:10 AMBy MPR News StaffPhillips relinquished his spot as co-chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Caucus on Sunday. He has been vocal about recruiting a Democratic challenger to President Joe Biden and said he doesn't want his leadership position to be a distraction.
Donald Trump skipped the GOP debate again. This time, his rivals took him on directlySeptember 28, 2023 5:32 AMBy The Associated PressSeveral of Donald Trump’s rivals stepped up their attacks against him in Wednesday’s second Republican presidential debate. They were urgently trying to dent the former president’s commanding primary lead during an event that often seemed like an undercard without him.
Trump argues First Amendment protects him from 'insurrection' cases aimed at keeping him off ballotSeptember 25, 2023 3:45 PMBy The Associated PressAttorneys for former President Donald Trump argue that an attempt to bar him from the 2024 ballot under a rarely used “insurrection” clause of the Constitution should be dismissed as a violation of his freedom of speech.
5 things to know about the 14th Amendment effort to block Trump from the presidencySeptember 25, 2023 4:00 AMBy Rachel Treisman Some legal scholars and activists say an obscure provision of the Constitution, dating back to just after the Civil War, should disqualify Donald Trump from a second White House term.
Biden is telling his donors that Trump is out to destroy democracySeptember 21, 2023 4:00 AMBy Tamara Keith President Joe Biden isn't doing a lot of campaign events yet. But when he meets donors, he is spending a lot of time talking about the Republican frontrunner, former President Donald Trump.
Minnesota Supreme Court to hear arguments on Trump ballot eligibility September 20, 2023 7:01 PMBy MPR News StaffThe Minnesota Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for Nov. 2 on a petition that seeks to bar former President Donald Trump from appearing on Minnesota ballots next year.
Play3min 58secTired of the Republican primary, GOP frontrunner Donald Trump shifts focus to BidenSeptember 20, 2023 6:28 AMBy Franco Ordoñez Former President Donald Trump is escalating his attacks on President Biden in another sign his campaign is looking past the Republican primaries — and focusing more on the general election ahead.
Trump to skip second GOP debate and head to Detroit to court autoworkers insteadSeptember 19, 2023 12:04 PMBy Don Gonyea and Franco Ordoñez Former President Donald Trump won’t be at the second Republican debate, unsurprisingly. His counter-programming this time involves union autoworkers, engaged in a strike against Detroit automakers.
2 controversial votes at Wisconsin's state Capitol show GOP efforts to shape electionsSeptember 15, 2023 2:06 PMBy Anya van Wagtendonk Two votes in the Wisconsin Capitol Thursday demonstrate Republicans’ controversial efforts to shape election rules in the battleground state going into the 2024 election cycle.
Sen. Mitt Romney says he won't run for a second termSeptember 13, 2023 2:34 PMBy Kelsey Snell Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney announced Wednesday that he will not seek reelection in 2024. “While I'm not running for reelection, I'm not retiring from the fight,” he said.