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February 5, 2020 12:25 AM

Spanish response to State of the Union calls Trump 'the greatest threat'

Rep. Veronica Escobar delivered the Spanish-language response to President Trump's State of the Union, focusing on health care, gun violence and immigration.

by Meg Anderson

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February 5, 2020 12:00 AM

Hear President Trump's State of the Union address and the Democratic response

A rebroadcast of President Trump’s 2020 State of the Union Address and the Democratic response by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

by MPR News Staff

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February 4, 2020 9:28 PM

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's Democratic response

In her response to President Trump's State of the Union address, Whitmer is focusing on Democrats' plans to improve education, infrastructure, education and health care coverage.

by NPR Staff

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February 4, 2020 7:44 PM

Fact check: President Trump's third State of the Union address

President Trump delivers his third State of the Union address Tuesday night, the day before his Senate impeachment trial is scheduled to wrap.

by NPR Staff

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February 4, 2020 4:18 PM

What we know about the app that delayed Iowa's caucus results

Iowa Democratic Party officials said a new smartphone app designed to speed the results actually ended up delaying them. Last month, NPR reported on security and other concerns with the app.

by Avie Schneider

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February 4, 2020 3:43 PM

MN House leaders not committing to floor vote on legal cannabis this session

House Democrats said they will work on a bill to legalize cannabis for recreational use after gathering input from across the state. But that doesn’t mean it’s going anywhere.

by Tim Pugmire

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February 4, 2020 2:55 PM

Early Iowa numbers suggest a tough road ahead for Klobuchar

If the numbers hold true once everything's counted, Amy Klobuchar does not move on to New Hampshire in the top tier of candidates.

by Mark Zdechlik

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February 4, 2020 2:40 PM

Senate so far split neatly along party lines on impeachment

The Senate is so far cleaving neatly along party lines in advance of Wednesday's virtually certain votes to acquit President Trump on two impeachment charges, with just two or three undecided members even considering breaking with their party.

by The Associated Press

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February 4, 2020 2:13 PM

Iowa disaster has Nevada Dems evaluating their caucus plan

Iowa Democrats’ botched deployment of a mobile app to tabulate results from their caucuses led other early states to try to reassure the public about their plans for the presidential primary.

by The Associated Press

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February 4, 2020 12:45 PM

'No longer a friend': Ukrainians are losing faith in the U.S.

"America used to be a beacon of freedom, liberty and anti-corruption efforts. Now a lot of Ukrainians feel like ... we are by ourselves," says a Ukrainian political commentator.

by Lucian Kim

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