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Will Supreme Court invalidate Obamacare a decade after it was enacted?

Will Supreme Court invalidate Obamacare a decade after it was enacted?

There would be enormous consequences were the court to throw out the Affordable Care Act, which has survived twice in the high court. But the court's makeup is very different now than on those past occasions.
by Nina Totenberg

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Walz backs 10 p.m. curfew on in-person service at bars, eateries, curbs on events to stem COVID

Walz backs 10 p.m. curfew on in-person service at bars, eateries, curbs on events to stem COVID

“If we can break the back of this thing,” Gov. Tim Walz said of the pandemic, “we can get to the other side of this without putting people at more risk.”
by Brian Bakst and Catharine Richert

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Head of DOJ's election crimes unit steps down after Barr OKs election inquiries

Head of DOJ's election crimes unit steps down after Barr OKs election inquiries

William Barr specified that reviews can be conducted only if there are "clear and apparently-credible allegations of irregularities" that would affect the outcome of a state's election result.
by Alana Wise and Claudia Grisales

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Osterholm joins Biden's COVID task force, hopes to work with Trump team

Osterholm joins Biden's COVID task force, hopes to work with Trump team

A prominent Minnesota infectious disease expert has been chosen as a member of President-elect Joe Biden’s new coronavirus advisory board. On MPR News, Dr. Michael Osterholm talked about the task force’s plan to fight the virus, the latest on vaccine development and where we are now with the pandemic.
by Steven John and Jiwon Choi

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After Biden win, McConnell says Trump OK to fight election

After Biden win, McConnell says Trump OK to fight election

Despite President-elect Joe Biden's victory, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday President Donald Trump is “100 percent within his rights” to question election results and consider legal options.
by The Associated Press

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Watch: Election 2020 event with MPR News and Sahan Journal

Watch: Election 2020 event with MPR News and Sahan Journal

After the polls closed on Nov. 3, MPR News and Sahan Journal hosted a live online event exploring some of the efforts to get Minnesotans to the polls from various racial and ethnic backgrounds.

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Trump fires Esper as Pentagon chief after election defeat

Trump fires Esper as Pentagon chief after election defeat

President Donald Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Monday, an unprecedented move by a president struggling to accept election defeat and angry at a Pentagon leader he believes wasn't loyal enough.
by The Associated Press

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Walz hints at targeted restrictions to curb COVID-19 spread

Walz hints at targeted restrictions to curb COVID-19 spread

Gov. Tim Walz plans to announce new restrictions that target active spreaders of COVID-19 in an effort to bring the coronavirus under control. He says, however, that the restrictions would be more targeted than last spring's 51-day stay-at-home order. 
by Brandt Williams, Catharine Richert and The Associated Press

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