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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.

Fascism scholar says U.S. is 'losing its democratic status'

Fascism scholar says U.S. is 'losing its democratic status'

Yale professor Jason Stanley wrote the book “How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them.” He talked with NPR about defining fascism and how conspiracy theories play a part.
by Christianna Silva and James Doubek

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Judge orders Census Bureau to temporarily halt winding down operations

Judge orders Census Bureau to temporarily halt winding down operations

The U.S. Census Bureau for now must stop following a plan that would have it winding down operations in order to finish the 2020 census at the end of September, according to a federal judge's order.
by The Associated Press

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Trump faces fallout from report he calls veterans 'losers' and 'suckers'

Trump faces fallout from report he calls veterans 'losers' and 'suckers'

President Trump vehemently denied the report in The Atlantic, which cited unnamed sources describing offensive comments Trump has made about America's war dead and wounded veterans. Other media outlets have corroborated parts of the story.
by Franco Ordoñez

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President Trump's new COVID-19 adviser is making public health experts nervous

President Trump's new COVID-19 adviser is making public health experts nervous

Dr. Scott Atlas is a radiologist from Stanford with some unorthodox ideas about managing the pandemic. The White House says his thinking is just what's needed, but scientists aren't so sure.
by Geoff Brumfiel and Tamara Keith

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Trump denies calling U.S. war dead 'losers,' 'suckers'

Trump denies calling U.S. war dead 'losers,' 'suckers'

President Donald Trump is angrily denying a report that he made disparaging remarks about U.S. service members who have been captured or killed, including that he described American war dead at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in France in 2018 as “losers” and “suckers.”
by The Associated Press

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Top adviser to Operation Warp Speed calls an October vaccine 'extremely unlikely'

Top adviser to Operation Warp Speed calls an October vaccine 'extremely unlikely'

Dr. Moncef Slaoui, chief adviser to the administration's effort to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, said having a vaccine by next month was "not impossible." But a longer timetable appears more likely.
by Christianna Silva

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Minnesota Supreme Court expected to expedite voter-aid case

Minnesota Supreme Court expected to expedite voter-aid case

Justices will decide if a pair of laws covering the level of assistance permitted for voters will remain active or be suspended. A lower court halted enforcement. The case is one in a sprawling battle over the way the 2020 election will be conducted.
by Brian Bakst

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