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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.

Pandemic puts a crimp on voter registration, potentially altering electorate

Pandemic puts a crimp on voter registration, potentially altering electorate

Most places where Americans usually register to vote have been closed since March. It's led to a big drop in new registrations right before an election that was expected to see record turnout.
by Pam Fessler

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Biden makes 1st in-person appearance in more than 2 months

Biden makes 1st in-person appearance in more than 2 months

Joe Biden has marked Memorial Day by honoring veterans at a park near his Delaware home. It's the first time the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee has ventured back on the campaign trail in more than two months and a signal a presidential race frozen by the coronavirus has begun to thaw ever so slightly.
by The Associated Press

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Poll: Walz approval at 65 percent, most support vote by mail

Poll: Walz approval at 65 percent, most support vote by mail

A new MPR News/Star Tribune/KARE 11 Minnesota Poll shows nearly two-thirds of Minnesotans approve of the job Gov. Tim Walz is doing. And 59 percent say they support allowing every Minnesota voter to be sent a ballot to vote by mail in November.
by Tim Pugmire

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Trump threatens to move RNC without assurances from governor

Trump threatens to move RNC without assurances from governor

President Donald Trump is threatening to pull the Republican National Convention out of North Carolina if the state’s Democratic governor doesn’t immediately sign off on allowing a full-capacity gathering in August despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Trump’s tweets Monday about the RNC planned for Charlotte come just two days after the state recorded its largest daily increase in positive cases yet. 
by The Associated Press

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Federal judge rules Florida law restricting voting rights for felons is unconstitutional

Federal judge rules Florida law restricting voting rights for felons is unconstitutional

A U.S. district judge has ruled that the law, which would have required felons to pay court-related debts before they can register to vote, discriminates against those who cannot afford the payments.
by Jason Breslow

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Memorial Day weekend draws crowds and triggers warnings

Memorial Day weekend draws crowds and triggers warnings

The Memorial Day weekend marking the unofficial start of summer in the U.S. meant big crowds at beaches and warnings from authorities Sunday about people disregarding the coronavirus social-distancing rules.
by The Associated Press

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Hong Kong police fire tear gas as thousands protest planned security law

Hong Kong police fired tear gas, pepper spray and water cannons as thousands of protesters rallied against proposed security measures aimed at tightening Beijing's grip on the semi-autonomous territory.
by NPR Staff

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