Mitch McConnell proposes 'targeted' coronavirus aid, Democrats say not enough

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the Senate will vote on a trimmed-down Republican coronavirus relief package, though it has a slim chance of passage in the face of Democrats’ insistence for more sweeping aid.

Hagedorn's fired chief of staff had apparent link to company that got questionable payments

The allegation was part of an internal review that Hagedorn released over the Labor Day weekend. The first-term Republican congressman has declined to answer questions about the issue. 

Another COVID-19 relief bill looks increasingly unlikely as Congress returns

Hopes are dimming for another coronavirus relief bill from Washington as Congress returns to session. Talks between top Democrats and the Trump administration broke off last month and remain off track. Recent conversations among the key players have led to nothing.

President Trump to campaign in battleground states, Florida and North Carolina, on Tuesday

The White House says Trump will stop in Jupiter, Florida, on Tuesday to remind voters there of his conservation and environmental protection efforts in the Everglades region.

Pro-Trump boat parade fills waters of St. Croix River

Boaters on the St. Croix River were showing their support for President Donald Trump on Saturday.

Lara Trump to visit Minneapolis next week for Trump campaign

Lara Trump, President Donald Trump daughter-in-law and campaign advisor, will be visiting Minneapolis next week as part of a three-state campaign swing for the president.

'Ducks fly together': Actor who played young Gordon Bombay in 'Mighty Ducks' announces Presidential bid

Brock Pierce, the once child actor who played a young Gordon Bombay in the Disney film "The Mighty Ducks", returned to his home state of Minnesota to announce his independent Presidential bid Thursday.

VP nominee Harris: Minnesotans know U.S. faces 'inflection point'

Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris, in her first campaign event aimed directly at Minnesota, said Wednesday that voters here understand there's "a fight for the soul of our nation" after the death of George Floyd, civil unrest and the slow-burn of the coronavirus pandemic.

Ellison joins fight against ending Census counting operations a month early

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is joining an effort in support of ending a plan that will reduce all counting efforts in the 2020 Census a month earlier than previously planned.

Rep. Dean Phillips' campaign office burglarized overnight

Minnesota Representative Dean Phillips posted to Twitter Sunday morning after one of his campaign offices was burglarized.

AG Ellison joins lawsuit against Trump administration over reduced reviews for federal projects

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has joined a lawsuit being brought by 22 states against changes to the environmental review process by federal agencies brought by the Trump administration.

VP Mike Pence makes campaign stop in Duluth, Minnesota

In his first campaign trip after the Republican National Convention, Vice President Mike Pence repeatedly knocked Democratic rival Joe Biden and appealed to a surprise constituency here in Minnesota: Democratic voters.

Trump formally accepts Republican re-nomination from RNC stage at White House

Four years ago, Donald Trump accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for president with a dark convention speech that painted a dystopian portrait of an America in decline. And he offered a singular solution: “I alone can fix it.”

Biden will campaign in Minnesota, Wisconsin after Labor Day, he tells donors

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden plans to hold in-person campaign events in Minnesota, Wisconsin and other swing states after Labor Day consistent with each state's guidelines on gatherings, Biden told donors at a virtual fundraiser on Thursday evening.

Kamala Harris slams ‘profound failure of leadership’ in counter to Trump ahead of final night of RNC

Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris plans a Thursday speech condemning President Donald Trump for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, and she'll give it just hours before Trump is set to accept renomination for a second term.