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Kelly Morrison, Minnesota’s newest member of Congress, heads to D.C.

Morrison said she is ready to work across the aisle and as a physician, she sees a role in educating lawmakers about abortion.
November 12, 2024
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Democrat Ruben Gallego wins Arizona US Senate race against Republican Kari Lake

Democrat Ruben Gallego has been elected Arizona's first Latino U.S. senator, defeating Republican Kari Lake and preventing Republicans from further padding their Senate majority.
November 12, 2024
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Democracy was a motivating factor for both Harris and Trump voters, but for very different reasons

While inflation and immigration emerged as the dominant themes in this year's presidential race, another issue was prominent in the minds of voters for both major candidates: the stakes for democracy.
November 10, 2024
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Sherburne County will pay for legislative recount, while state will cover the cost in Scott County contest

The results of the two tight legislative battles could determine which party leads the House for the next two years.
November 10, 2024
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Democratic US Sen. Jacky Rosen is reelected in Nevada, securing battleground seat

Nevada Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen has won reelection, beating Republican Sam Brown in a tight but unusually quiet race for the battleground state.
November 10, 2024
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Biden and Trump will meet in the Oval Office on Wednesday, the White House says

President Joe Biden will host President-elect Donald Trump for a traditional postelection meeting in the Oval Office on Wednesday, the White House said Saturday.
November 9, 2024
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Shakopee area legislative race headed for recount in contest that could determine control of Minnesota House

DFL Rep. Brad Tabke is only 14 votes ahead of Republican challenger Aaron Paul after a rescanning of ballots.
November 9, 2024
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How would a divided Minnesota House work in a budget year?

Leaders hope the urgency of a state budget will inspire more bipartisanship than policy votes of last spring.
November 9, 2024
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Decades of swing: How one Minnesota county’s streak of picking the presidential winner ended Tuesday

Clay County, a western Minnesota county mixing urban and rural, picked the winning candidate in every presidential election since 1992 — until this one.
November 9, 2024
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Nancy Pelosi laments Biden’s late exit and the lack of an ‘open primary’

“Had the president gotten out sooner, there may have been other candidates in the race,” the former House speaker said in an interview with the New York Times, suggesting she had anticipated an “open primary.”
November 9, 2024
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Trump's gains with Latinos could reshape American politics. Democrats are struggling to respond

From Pennsylvania to Florida to Texas, areas with high numbers of Hispanics often had little in common on Election Day other than backing Republican Donald Trump over Democrat Kamala Harris for president.
November 9, 2024
Elections

The Democrats are starting to discuss party chair candidates for the second Trump era

The Democratic Party faces existential questions after Donald Trump’s resounding victory. One of the first: Who will lead it?
November 9, 2024
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