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Today’s check-in on Minnesota politics from MPR News includes two poll stories — one on who Minnesota Democrats are leaning with so far in the presidential race and one looking at how all Minnesotans view Donald Trump’s job as president.
'Namaste Trump!' India greets U.S. leader with epic party — and modest policy aims
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's welcome celebration shows he knows his guest well: It's massive, and has Trump's name on it. But the president has downplayed expectations of a major trade deal.
MPR News/Star Tribune poll: 44 percent approve of the job Trump is doing
A new MPR News/Star Tribune Minnesota Poll shows President Trump’s approval rating at 44 percent in the state, while 52 percent disapprove of the job he’s doing.
Analysis: After the Nevada caucuses, Bernie Sanders is the candidate to beat
Sanders won in Nevada by broadening his coalition beyond his base of young voters and progressives. The man who calls himself a democratic socialist and has been seemingly running as an outsider all his life is now the inside man.
Buttigieg questions third-place finish in Nevada, cites errors
Pete Buttigieg’s campaign has questioned his third-place finish in Nevada’s caucuses, and called for the state’s Democratic Party to release a more detailed breakdown of votes and address reports of more than 200 problems allocating votes in Saturday’s caucuses.
MPR News/Star Tribune poll: Klobuchar has edge in primary
A new MPR News/Star Tribune Minnesota Poll shows Sen. Amy Klobuchar edging Sen. Bernie Sanders in the Minnesota presidential primary but many who plan to vote in the Democratic primary are still undecided.
Sanders wins Nevada caucuses, takes national Democratic lead
Bernie Sanders scored a resounding victory in Nevada’s presidential caucuses on Saturday, cementing his status as the Democrats' national front-runner amid escalating tensions over whether he’s too liberal to defeat President Trump.
Trump signals he's prepared to give farmers more federal aid
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue had said that a third year of financial assistance would not be necessary since China had committed to increasing its agriculture purchases under a trade deal. But China’s economy is being rocked by the new virus.