Stock futures plunge after Trump confirms he has coronavirus

U.S. equity futures plunged by more than 1.6%, or 500 Dow points after President Trump confirmed through a tweet that he and the first lady tested positive for coronavirus.

President Trump receives well wishes from top critics after coronavirus diagnosis

Shortly after President Trump announced that he and First Lady Melania Trump had tested positive for COVID-19, a number of the president’s fiercest critics wished him well as he battles a disease that has already left more than 205,000 Americans dead.

Trump appears to cancel La Crosse, Wis. rally after mayor's request

Hours after two Wisconsin physicians called on the Trump Campaign to postpone rallies in La Crosse and Green Bay scheduled for Saturday due to spikes in COVID-19, the campaign appears to have cancelled the La Crosse event. 

Eric Trump promises President Trump will win Minnesota in November

Eric Trump, the son of President Donald Trump, was in Minnesota on Thursday to rally support for his father's re-election campaign.

Tyler Kistner campaign to intervene in CD2 election date lawsuit

The Republican candidate for Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District Tyler Kistner said Thursday his campaign will intervene in Rep. Angie Craig’s lawsuit to ensure the election is held as normal in November.

New website helps Minnesotans get expungements of criminal records

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and partners are announcing a statewide initiative Thursday to help Minnesotans expunge their criminal records. 

After debate, President Trump takes aim at Biden during rally in Duluth

President Trump once again took aim at Joe Biden, as he rallied in Duluth, Minnesota, 24 hours after a contentious presidential debate.

Commission on Presidential Debates says it will make changes to format

The presidential debate commission says it will soon adopt changes to its format to avoid a repeat of the disjointed first meeting between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden.

Far-right extremist group 'Proud Boys' celebrates after Trump callout during debate

President Donald Trump on Tuesday didn’t condemn white supremacist groups and their role in violence in some American cities this summer, branding it solely a “left-wing” problem and telling one far-right extremist group to “stand back and stand by."

Presidential debate: Trump, Biden spar over Supreme Court, health care, COVID-19

President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden clashed over COVID-19 and the economy, the Supreme Court and more during the first presidential debate.

Gov. Walz begins listening tour with small businesses on pandemic's impact

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz started a series of listening sessions with small businesses owners to see what more the state can do to help them during the pandemic.

Jill Biden to make campaign stop in Minneapolis on Saturday

Dr. Jill Biden, the wife of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, will be making a campaign stop in Minneapolis on Saturday.

Rep. Emmer introduces teacher tax credit increase to help with in-person learning expenses

Rep. Tom Emmer introduced a piece of legislation Tuesday that would temporarily increase the current teacher tax credit from $250 to $1,500 for the 2020 and 2021 tax years.

Project Veritas alleges election fraud, evidence scant 

James O’Keefe, of the conservative propaganda operation Project Veritas, was back in the public spotlight and once again making an incendiary allegation: There was major election fraud in Minneapolis. One problem: The hard evidence of cash in exchange for votes was lacking, and some of the other conduct of collecting ballots might be perfectly legal.

New California law prompted by crash that killed Kobe Bryant, 8 others

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday approved legislation prompted by the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight other people that makes it a crime for first responders to take unauthorized photos of deceased people at the scene of an accident or crime.

Rep. Angie Craig files lawsuit arguing postponed 2nd District election should proceed as normal

Rep. Angie Craig has filed a federal lawsuit to ensure the state’s 2nd Congressional District election will proceed as normal this November after a Legal Marijuana Now Party candidate’s death led to its postponement last week.

President Trump's former campaign manager hospitalized amid threat to harm self

Florida police and campaign officials say President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Brad Parscale has been hospitalized after he threatened to harm himself.

Breonna Taylor case: Officer pleads not guilty following grand jury indictment

Brett Hankison’s plea Monday comes five days after a grand jury indicted him on three counts of “wanton endangerment” for firing into the home of Taylor’s neighbors.