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Politics and Government News

MPR News is your hub for the latest politics and government news coverage. Whether you're looking for the status of a recent Supreme Court ruling, or want updates on Minnesota's newest laws, we have comprehensive state and national news coverage ready for you.

Two campaign aides shot in Minneapolis

Two off-duty campaign staffers were shot in Minneapolis Monday. A teen died at the scene of the shooting. Another man was hospitalized with non-life-threatening wounds. Both were members of the campaign team of Republican congressional candidate Lacy Johnson.
by MPR News Staff

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Collect data, influence votes: 'If Then' traces the genesis of data-driven politics

Collect data, influence votes: 'If Then' traces the genesis of data-driven politics

In “If Then,” historian Jill Lepore tells the story of Simulmatics. Founded in 1959, the company's "people machine" used a computer program to predict the impact of various political messages.
by Dave Davies

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Grand Jury issued criminal subpoenas in connection with John Bolton book

Grand Jury issued criminal subpoenas in connection with John Bolton book

The move signals the Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation surrounding the publication of “The Room Where It Happened” after an unsuccessful effort to block it from being published.
by Carrie Johnson

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U.S. tariffs on China are illegal, says world trade body

U.S. tariffs on China are illegal, says world trade body

The decision marks the first time the World Trade Organization has ruled against a series of tariffs that President Donald Trump’s administration has imposed on a number of countries, allies and rivals alike. The ruling could allow China to impose retaliatory tariffs.
by The Associated Press

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Navalny posts hospital photo of himself, plans Russia return

Navalny posts hospital photo of himself, plans Russia return

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has posted a picture of himself in a Berlin hospital. His Instagram post says: “Hi, this is Navalny. I have been missing you. I still can’t do almost anything on my own, but yesterday I managed to breathe on my own for the entire day.”
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South Dakota AG discovered man's body day after crash

South Dakota AG discovered man's body day after crash

South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg said that he discovered he had struck and killed a man walking along a rural stretch of highway only after returning to the scene the next day and discovering the body. Ravnsborg said he initially thought he hit a deer while driving home from a Republican fundraiser Saturday night.
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