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Klobuchar calls next presidential election crucial to U.S. reputation abroad
Minnesota senator, running for president, says she would work to restore American leadership on world stage
Minnesota GOP insider Bill Guidera lands big Netflix job
Bill Guidera isn’t exactly a household name in Minnesota politics, but the corporate executive, GOP campaign donor and Orono resident nearly jumped into the Republican…
DFL leader Tom Bakk faces leadership challenge from fellow Senate Democrat
Sen. Susan Kent of Woodbury told Democratic colleagues she plans to run for minority leader against Bakk, a fixture at the Capitol.
Impeachment battle plays out in pivotal Twin Cities suburbs
Democrats are plotting a 2020 strategy that relies heavily on suburban voters moving away from the Republican Party of Trump.
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Trump campaign demands GOP's Dave Hughes stop touting '18 endorsement tweet
Republican in rural Minnesota repurposes 2018 endorsement in 2020 primary race.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar's presidential campaign staff unionizes
Candidate supports effort by field organizers, a trend in Democratic campaigns.
Minnesota 'World's Fair' bid hinges on uncertain congressional backing
U.S. House cleared way for a Bloomington bid for 2027 World Expo, but it's mired in federal budget stalemate.
Rep. Ilhan Omar proposes $1 trillion for affordable housing
The Minnesota Democrat wants to spend $1 trillion over the next decade to assure "homes for all."
Amy Klobuchar takes a jab at Pete Buttigieg late in Atlanta debate
Sen. Amy Klobuchar waited until the final minutes of Wednesday night’s Democratic presidential debate to finally attack one of her rivals. The Minnesota senator’s jab…
Klobuchar vies with surging Buttigieg for Iowa moderates
Wednesday's Dem debate will give Amy Klobuchar chance to gain traction.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison heads to Honduras, El Salvador
The Minnesota attorney general will be part of a delegation exploring the root causes of migration to Mexico, U.S.
Polling uptick pushes Sen. Amy Klobuchar into December debate
Her 5-percent showing in a Quinnipiac University poll of Iowa is her best showing to date in the Hawkeye State.
Minnesota takes a higher profile in presidential campaign
Crowded Democratic field, Trump's vow to carry Minnesota all factor in.
Collin Peterson splits with other Minnesota Democrats on impeachment vote
Washington – Minnesota U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson was one of only two House Democrats to vote against an impeachment measure Thursday that split the…
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Minnesota GOP leaves Trump challengers off primary ballot
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump will be the only choice on the ballot in Minnesota's Republican presidential primary, even though he's not the only…
Sen. Amy Klobuchar tries to build on post-debate upturn
Minnesota senator rides post-debate momentum, but hurdles lie ahead.
Rep. Ilhan Omar tries to build record amid frequent stirs
The frequent presidential target says she prioritizes her district's concerns.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar trains fiercest attacks on front-runner Elizabeth Warren
She turned in her most aggressive performance to date with repeated jabs at a leading rival.
Trump stalwart Emmer remains steadfast against impeachment
The senior Minnesota Republican lawmaker criticized Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and the impeachment process.
Trump rally jumpstarts GOP push for Minnesota
GOP plans to spend up to $30 million in bid to win first Minn. presidential race since19'72.
Trump argues for a second term, bashes Omar, Bidens, Frey
In his Target Center speech, Trump says he will win Minnesota in 2020, adding that the conduct of Rep. Ilhan Omar will be a factor. He bashed Democrats and their impeachment inquiry against him.
Report: Pence heading to Minn. on same day as Trump
Vice President Mike Pence will join President Donald Trump at a rally in downtown Minneapolis on Thursday as the country's two top elected leaders put…
At Minnesota town halls, talk of impeachment follows a familiar fault line
Compelled by her conviction that President Donald Trump must be impeached, Ariel Summers showed up last week at a congressional town hall meeting in Stillwater.…
Impeachment push puts centrist Democrat Collin Peterson in the spotlight
He's one of few House Dems to balk at inquiry.
Impeachment stakes rising for Minnesotans in Congress
So far, the impeachment process seems only to be deepening the partisan divide.
Both Minnesota senators now back calls for impeachment inquiry
Senators join all Democrats in the Minnesota congressional delegation, save Collin Peterson.
Former Twin Cities Archbishop Harry Flynn dies at age 86
Flynn, who served as archbishop in the Twin Cities from 1995 to 2008, led a 2002 task force of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops that looked into the clergy sexual abuse crisis that had been sweeping through Catholic churches across the country.
Rep. Omar says false Trump tweet puts her life 'at risk'
He retweeted false claim that she "partied" on the anniversary of 9/11.
Amy Klobuchar pitches herself to voters tired of 'extremes'
Her signature moments came when she offered a message of Democratic unity.
For Klobuchar, debate provides another chance to get noticed
Debate offers opportunity to give campaign a spark.
Gun debate back front and center as Congress returns today
Minnesota's 10-member congressional delegation splits predictably along party lines over guns, with Rep. Collin Peterson the notable exception.
Political consultant denies affair with Rep. Ilhan Omar
Tim Mynett, a Democratic fundraising consultant who works with Omar, also disputed allegations that his business benefited from a personal relationship with the Minneasota Democrat.
Congressional black leaders talk disparity, reparations in Minneapolis
Rep. Ilhan Omar invites members of Congressional Black Caucus to highlight disparities facing the black community.
Rep. Omar denies affair claim in D.C. doctor's divorce filing
It's the latest in a long string of controversies facing the former one-term state legislator who catapulted to the national political spotlight.
Focused on Iowa, Klobuchar is looking for some room to grow
The state and its first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses offer high stakes to a candidate banking on her appeal in the Midwest.
Israel's move to bar Omar, Tlaib from visit draws wide criticism
On Friday, Tlaib said she won't visit her relatives in the West Bank after Israel reversed itself earlier in the day by issuing a permit on humanitarian grounds.
Klobuchar launches Iowa swing with rural revitalization proposal
The initiative is intended to help bridge America's urban-rural divide, the senator said.
Rep. Ilhan Omar's planned visit to Israel causes a stir
At least one Israeli group has petitioned the government to block her visit, according to local reports.
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Minnesotans in Congress get troubling look at U.S.-Mexico border
U.S. Reps. Dean Phillips and Pete Stauber described wretched conditions there after visits.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar takes aim at Trump: 'I have had it with the racist attacks'
Still polling in the low single digits, the Minnesota senator needed more than ever to make the kind of big impression that produces momentum.
Klobuchar's Senate bills steer clear of the partisan divide
But critics say she sticks to bills that are narrowly focused, not controversial.
6 months in office, Hagedorn sees strength in ties to Trump
The House Republican from southern Minnesota has emerged as a top target for Democrats in 2020, but he isn't shying away from conservative stances.
Jesse Jackson: President Trump must stop attacking Rep. Ilhan Omar
Civil rights leader says the president's attacks on the Minnesota Democrat are putting her at risk.
Minnesotans split along party lines in condemning Trump
The House voted 240-187 to pass a resolution condemning as racist President Trump's tweets and comments aimed at Rep. Ilhan Omar as well as three other congresswomen of color.
Rep. Ilhan Omar, 3 allies decry Trump attacks as racist, divisive
Trump on Monday renewed his assault on Omar during a formal presentation before dozens of business owners gathered on the South Lawn to celebrate American entrepreneurship.
Klobuchar raises nearly $3.9M, keeping her competitive
The Minnesota Democrat still has to hit the 130,000 unique donors needed to make the September debate.
Klobuchar scrambles to make cut for key third debate
Sen. Amy Klobuchar has taken out a slew of Facebook ads pleading for small-dollar contributions to reach a threshold to qualify for the critical third round of debates in September.
Klobuchar calls for labor secretary to quit for role in financier's sex plea
The Democratic presidential candidate says Secretary Alexander Acosta should step down over handling of Florida case against financier Jeffrey Epstein
U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips late in filing disclosure
A spokeswoman said he filed for an extension in April and that filling out his form takes longer "given the complexity of Dean's finances."
GOP counting on Rep. Tom Emmer to reclaim U.S. House majority
The job as chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee has thrust the Delano Republican into the brawling heart of national politics.
Klobuchar made mark in first debate, but was it enough?
She won positive but not effusive reviews from pundits for her Miami performance amid a packed field.
Keith Ellison endorses Bernie Sanders for president — again
State AG chose the Vermont senator over fellow Minnesotan Amy Klobuchar.
Trump was focus of Klobuchar's critiques as she looked to break from pack
Sen. Amy Klobuchar had as much to gain in the first Democratic presidential debate as any candidate in the crowded field. Competing with nine other…
Bernie Sanders, Ilhan Omar call for wiping out all student debt
Critics, including Amy Klobuchar, call the plan unrealistic, unaffordable.
Immigration pushes one-time hedge fund exec into politics
The wealthy Minnesota native has plunged into politics for the first time with a proposal for a new kind of work visa intended to greatly increase legal immigration into the country.
Valerie Castile joins Rep. Ilhan Omar, Sen. Tina Smith for federal ban on school lunch 'shaming'
Legislation would prohibit schools from publicly identifying students with unpaid lunch debts.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar sets first 100 days goals
Lengthy proposal from Minnesota Democrat would overturn most of President Donald Trump's orders, policies.
Swing district Minnesota Democrats Craig, Phillips wary of impeachment
Activists are pressing to move forward, but Angie Craig, Dean Phillips are undecided.
Rep. Ilhan Omar jointly filed tax returns prior to legal marriage
Questions about Omar's complicated marriage and immigration history resurfaced Thursday when a state campaign finance board revealed that she and Ahmed Hirsi filed joint tax returns in 2014 and 2015 — a period when she was legally married to another man.
Minn. board fines Rep. Omar, says she must reimburse campaign
The repayment amount represents what the board determined is the campaign funds used in 2016 and 2017 for purposes not permitted by state law.
Trump doesn't have unanimous support from Minnesota's two new GOP congressmen
One is all in on the Trump agenda, while the other has made bipartisan moves.
Meghan McCain asks Klobuchar not to talk about her father on campaign trail
The daughter of U.S. Sen. John McCain has asked U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar to stop talking about her late father on the presidential campaign trail.The…
Rep. Ilhan Omar calls for a reset of American foreign policy
From her seat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and with a growing international reputation, the former refugee is wading into debates over various global hot spots and controversies.
Klobuchar: Trump 'using immigrants as pawns'
Klobuchar has not yet released her own comprehensive immigration proposal as a presidential candidate.
Minnesota Republicans in Congress back Trump on China tariffs
Reps. Hagedorn, Emmer, Stauber all say China needs to be reined in.
Sen. Tina Smith reveals her own past depression in push for mental health funding
Senator pushing legislation to get mental health services in schools.
Klobuchar touts her progressive record at Fox News town hall
The Minnesota Democrat pitched her presidential campaign message on a station whose viewers are not necessarily inclined to support Democrats.
2018 Minnesota teacher of year boycotts White House visit
Kelly Holstine, Minnesota's 2018 teacher of the year, is one of just two teachers to skip an Oval Office meeting over objections to President Trump's policies, words.
Famous father's drinking shaped Klobuchar's life, politics
A quarter of a century later, fighting to break through in the Democratic presidential contest, Amy Klobuchar has made her father's battle with drinking a central part of the story she's telling voters around the country.
Klobuchar grills Barr on 'pattern' of obstruction
In a subsequent interview Klobuchar stopped short of saying she thinks Trump committed a crime.
Minn. Democrats in Congress mostly cool to impeachment — for now
Freshman Democrat Ilhan Omar is alone in pressing now for articles of impeachment against President Trump.
Some Democrats return Omar campaign donations
While embattled Minnesota U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar fends off attacks from President Donald Trump, two fellow Democrats, including a fellow House freshman, have declined political…
Sen. Amy Klobuchar to appear in Fox News town hall
Klobuchar is the latest Democrat to agree to a televised sit-down with a network disdained by many Democrats.
Trump cites Minnesota economy as he touts tax cuts
Trump recited a number of GOP selling points for the tax cuts, which Democrats opposed for conferring most of its benefits on the wealthy and large corporations.
Trump returns to Minnesota with eye on 2020 election
Burnsville visit is seen as an opening gambit in fiercely contested bid for the state in 2020.
