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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.

CDC employees call out agency's 'toxic culture of racial aggression'

CDC employees call out agency's 'toxic culture of racial aggression'

Pointing to the coronavirus's disproportionate impact on people of color, 1,007 workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention call on the agency to declare racism a public health threat.
by Selena Simmons-Duffin and Pien Huang

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Signed, sealed, undelivered: Thousands of mail-in ballots rejected for tardiness

Signed, sealed, undelivered: Thousands of mail-in ballots rejected for tardiness

An NPR analysis finds that at least 65,000 absentee and mail-in ballots were rejected this year for arriving late. While it's a relatively small number, they could prove crucial in a close election.
by Pam Fessler and Elena Moore

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Photos: Family members of people killed by police march to the Minnesota Capitol

Photos: Family members of people killed by police march to the Minnesota Capitol

Family members of dozens of people killed by police — in Minnesota and across the country — marched to the Capitol in St. Paul on Sunday to protest police violence and racial injustice.
by MPR News Staff

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A powerful chief justice and unexpected splits: 6 takeaways from the Supreme Court term

A powerful chief justice and unexpected splits: 6 takeaways from the Supreme Court term

From abortion to religion to immigration, the recent court term featured just about every flashpoint in American law. Here are the highlights, including the influence of Chief Justice John Roberts.
by Nina Totenberg and Emmett Witkovsky-Eldred

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As U.S. grapples with virus, Florida sees record case increase

As U.S. grapples with virus, Florida sees record case increase

With the United States grappling with the worst coronavirus outbreak in the world, Florida hit a grim milestone Sunday, shattering the national record for a state's largest single-day increase in positive cases.
by The Associated Press

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Mueller defends Russia probe, says Stone remains a felon

Mueller defends Russia probe, says Stone remains a felon

Former special counsel Robert Mueller wrote that the Russia probe was of “paramount importance” and asserted that a Trump ally, Roger Stone, “remains a convicted felon, and rightly so" despite the president's decision to commute his prison sentence.
by The Associated Press

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Trump wears mask in public for first time during pandemic

Trump wears mask in public for first time during pandemic

President Trump wore a mask during a visit to a military hospital on Saturday, the first time the president has been seen in public with the type of facial covering recommended by health officials as a precaution against spreading the coronavirus.
by The Associated Press

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