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Politics and Government

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.

Pentagon: July 4 flyovers, tank displays and performances cost $1.2 million

Pentagon: July 4 flyovers, tank displays and performances cost $1.2 million

Defense Department officials released their tally on Tuesday after mounting pressure to detail the costs for taxpayers, but they say personnel participation was part of the training budget.
by Claudia Grisales

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Aspen Ideas Festival: 'The Mueller report: Where do we go from here?'

Aspen Ideas Festival: 'The Mueller report: Where do we go from here?'

Has the president been cleared, and it's time to move on? What did the report really say? The Aspen Ideas Festival hosted a panel discussion about the implications of the Mueller report.
by MPR News Staff

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Migrant flow across U.S.-Mexico border falls for first time this year

Migrant flow across U.S.-Mexico border falls for first time this year

About 104,000 migrants were taken into custody after crossing the Southwest border -- a 28 percent drop from May. The hot-weather drop "outpaces last year's decline by 11 percent," the Department of Homeland Security announced.
by Joel Rose and John Burnett

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U.S. appeals court rules Trump violated First Amendment by blocking Twitter followers

U.S. appeals court rules Trump violated First Amendment by blocking Twitter followers

The judges upheld a lower court decision that found Trump used the platform for official purposes, which precludes him from banning users because they disagree with his views.
by Vanessa Romo

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A history of the Pledge of Allegiance

A history of the Pledge of Allegiance

The Pledge of Allegiance has become an ingrained part of American culture, but how did it come to be? Here's a look at the history of the pledge.
by Simone Cazares

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Cities and immigrants drove census controversy -- 100 years ago

Cities and immigrants drove census controversy -- 100 years ago

A century ago, debate over immigration and urban-rural power stalled congressional action on the results of the census. The tensions that mattered then still persist a century later.
by Ron Elving

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Klobuchar calls for labor secretary to quit for role in financier's sex plea

Klobuchar calls for labor secretary to quit for role in financier's sex plea

A growing collection of congressional Democrats say President Trump's labor secretary should resign because of his role in a 2008 plea deal that let a billionaire financier escape prison time for alleged sex crimes.
by The Associated Press

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