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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.

'The stakes are far higher than they've ever been': Trump's niece pens tell-all

'The stakes are far higher than they've ever been': Trump's niece pens tell-all

Mary Trump offers a scathing portrait of the president in a book that very nearly was blocked from publication. Now its publisher is bumping up the release date, and excerpts are starting to surface.
by Colin Dwyer

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Movement for Black Lives seeks sweeping legislative changes

Movement for Black Lives seeks sweeping legislative changes

Proposed federal legislation that would radically transform the nation's criminal justice system through such changes as eliminating agencies like the Drug Enforcement Administration and the use of surveillance technology is set to be unveiled Tuesday by the Movement for Black Lives.
by The Associated Press

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Walz set to call special session for Monday

Walz set to call special session for Monday

The first special legislative session this summer ended without much to show for it. Disagreements over changes to policing and a package of state-financed construction projects left both undone.
by Brian Bakst

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Trump pledges to 'pressure' governors to reopen schools despite health concerns

Trump pledges to 'pressure' governors to reopen schools despite health concerns

The administration acknowledges the risk of students spreading the contagion to vulnerable populations but emphasizes that school closures disrupt "critical services to children and their families." Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said the level of in-person versus distance learning will depend on how successful the state is at containing the coronavirus.
by Barbara Sprunt

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Senator waiting for White House promise not to block promotion of impeachment witness

Senator waiting for White House promise not to block promotion of impeachment witness

Sen. Tammy Duckworth tells NPR that she'll hold up hundreds of Army officer promotions unless she gets assurance that the Trump administration won't interfere with that of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman.
by Scott Neuman

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2020 Aspen Ideas Festival: Alicia Garza, Michael Eric Dyson on Black Lives Matter; Anna Deavere Smith, Yuval Sharon on the arts

2020 Aspen Ideas Festival: Alicia Garza, Michael Eric Dyson on Black Lives Matter; Anna Deavere Smith, Yuval Sharon on the arts

Speakers from the 2020 Aspen Ideas Festival: Michael Eric Dyson and Alicia Garza on the impact of the Black Lives Matter movement, and Anna Deavere Smith and Yuval Sharon on the role of the arts in these turbulent times.
by MPR News Staff

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$200K loan helped MN Senate president's business hang on

$200K loan helped MN Senate president's business hang on

A more than century-old scrap metal business owned by the Minnesota Senate president was among hundreds of thousands of businesses nationwide to get a boost from the Treasury Department’s Payroll Protection Program.
by The Associated Press

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