Minnesota reports highest midterm election voter turnout since 2002

After an exceptionally high turnout of early voting ballots, Minnesotans once again turned out to the polls in near-record fashion on Tuesday.

Minnesota election results roundup: Midterms 2018

It was an Election Night full of change in Minnesota. Rep. Tim Walz (DFL) was elected governor, his Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan became the highest ranking indigenous woman to hold public office, State Rep. Ilhan Omar became the first Somali-American refugee elected to Congress and several congressional races flipped seats.

Turnout push drives candidates' last-minute campaign efforts

Democrats and Republicans campaigned across Minnesota on Monday, urging campaign volunteers to get voters to the polls.

Hennepin County begins processing absentee ballots

At a secure location in downtown Minneapolis, thousands of votes are already being processed.

Housley, Smith split on guns and health care in first debate

As their race appears to be tightening, Democratic U.S. Senator Tina Smith and Republican challenger Karin Housley met for their first debate five days before the election.

Oprah campaigns for Stacey Abrams in metro Atlanta

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey was in metro Atlanta on Thursday stumping for Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams.

Trump eyes asylum limits for caravans; would they be legal?

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was expected to announce on Thursday his plans to automatically deny asylum to migrants who try to enter the U.S. illegally between ports of entry — part of his latest election-season response to caravans heading toward the border.

Huge amount of political money being spent on Minnesota races
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Minnesota has never seen this much money spent on political races in the state as it has for the upcoming midterm elections.

Two Minnesota GOP candidates say they were attacked, punched

In a sign of how heated the fall campaign has become, two Minnesota Republicans say they were attacked and punched in separate incidents over the weekend.

Wardlow campaign responds to criticism over firing statement

A number of public attorneys are criticizing Attorney General candidate Doug Wardlow for saying he wants to fire all the DFL attorneys in the office.

Cherokee Nation responds to Senator Warren, says DNA test 'useless to determine tribal citizenship'

The Cherokee Nation responded to the results of Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren's DNA test on Monday, arguing that “a DNA test is useless to determine tribal citizenship.” The response comes after the Democratic senator revealed that, based on tests, she has Native-American ancestry “in the range of 6-10 generations ago.”

Facebook: Hackers accessed personal data from 29M accounts

Facebook said it has purged more than 800 U.S. pages and accounts for spamming users with politically-tinged garbage links and clickbait just weeks ahead of the U.S. midterm elections.