Politics
Trump: Jews who vote for Dems uninformed, disloyal
Showing a fresh willingness to play politics along religious lines, President Donald Trump said that American Jewish people who vote for Democrats show "either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty."
West Metro
Parents push for answers in Eastern Carver district after racist incidents
About 30 people meet for discussion with state attorney general.
Politics
Candidate Elizabeth Warren launches criminal justice reform plan at Minneapolis roundtable
Incarcerating more people doesn't make nation any safer, the senator and presidential hopeful said.
Variety
Elizabeth Warren meets her lookalike at Minnesota rally
The presidential candidate was taking selfies at Monday's town hall when she came face to face with a familiar person.
Local
Planned Parenthood exit to have outsized effect in Minnesota
The organization's withdrawal from federal family planning program will have a disproportionate effect in Minnesota, where 90% of Title X patients are served by Planned Parenthood; that figure is 40% nationwide.
Politics
Sen. Warren woos Minnesota voters at Macalester rally
The candidate's views on free college and student debt roused the crowd of thousands.
Local
Rep. Ilhan Omar blasts Israel and Trump over trip decision
Speaking at a packed news conference in the State Capitol with fellow Rep. Rashida Tlaib, she vowed to continue to "highlight the human cost" of Israel's policies.
Local
Loss in court slices millions from Minnesota state budget
The state of Minnesota is potentially out more than $130 million this budget cycle after losing a court battle that will greatly limit the state's ability to collect taxes on trust accounts in other states.
Warren apologizes for heritage claim, woos Native Americans
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren offered a public apology Monday to Native Americans over her past claim to tribal heritage, directly tackling an area that's proved to be a big political liability.
Movies
Minnesota Film and TV board makes changes in wake of Jimmy Fallon controversy
Productions around special events no longer eligible for subsidies.
NYPD fires officer 5 years after Garner's chokehold death
After five years of investigations and protests, the New York City Police Department on Monday fired an officer involved in the 2014 chokehold death of Eric Garner, the black man whose dying gasps of "I can't breathe" gave voice to a national debate over race and police use of force.
Nation
U.S. Navy and Air Force pilots push for earlier cancer screenings
"We are dropping like flies in our 50s from aggressive cancers," a retired Air Force pilot warned. He cited prostate and esophageal cancers, lymphoma and glioblastomas that have struck fellow pilots he knew, commanded or flew with.
Politics
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.
Local
Pressure builds for new Minn. laws to deal with gun violence
Other states have passed "red flag" and background-check bills, part of a national movement for tougher gun laws now stirring again in Minnesota.
Business
Trade war has already added 5% to typical U.S. shopping basket
Minnesota retailers say they are worried that tariff-driven price increases "will boomerang back" in the form of lost customers.
East Metro
As new housing groups convene, some ask: Is this just more talk?
Groups off to a slow start in assessing and implementing the 2018 recommendations.
West Metro
Edina focus group part of series with swing voters in key states
Health care and immigration were mentioned most often when the Minnesotans named the top issues on their minds heading into the 2020 presidential election.
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DFL politics shaped by Minnesota's Fortune 500 culture
The role of the big corporate sector in DFL politics — and vice versa — is an interesting phenomenon of both political and business life here.
Politics
Mocked Trump supporter laughs it off after rally
Frank Dawson said he didn't mind Trump mocking his weight at a rally. "I love the guy. I think he's the best thing that's ever happened to this country," he said.
Politics
Man whom Trump mocked as overweight at N.H. rally was supporter
Trump ridiculed the man for his "serious weight problem," apparently mistaking him for a protester.
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