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Election 2024

Election 2024

Everything you need to know about the local, state and federal elections in 2024.

Hunting for male voters: Walz steps into the field for the pheasant opener

Hunting for male voters: Walz steps into the field for the pheasant opener

Gov. Tim Walz had more pheasant hunting companions than usual for this year’s opener near Sleepy Eye, on Saturday. Flanked by a team of earpiece-wearing Secret Service agents and roughly a dozen members of the press, Walz and his 4-person hunting party set out into a golden, sunlit field on private land as soon as the season officially opened at 9 a.m.
by Ben Hovland and The Associated Press

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Walz returns to Mankato to reprise role as coach, deliver football pep talk and campaign a little

Walz returns to Mankato to reprise role as coach, deliver football pep talk and campaign a little

The governor stopped through on a campaign visit marking the 25th anniversary of the season the Mankato West football team won the state championship with him as assistant coach. He will attend the Governors Pheasant opener in Sleepy Eye Saturday.
by Hannah Yang

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Prepared to sit out election over war abroad, a young Minnesota voter finds her way back into the fold

Prepared to sit out election over war abroad, a young Minnesota voter finds her way back into the fold

As the Democratic presidential ticket changed, a young voter came around to supporting it despite her frustrations with U.S. policy toward war in the Middle East.
by Ellie Roth

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Battle to shore up bases remains as Election Day nears

Battle to shore up bases remains as Election Day nears

MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst and his guest talks about deadly conflicts in the Middle East and how those have factored into domestic politics. Plus, we follow up with two Generation Z voters about how they’re approaching the election.
by Brian Bakst, Matthew Alvarez and Ellie Roth

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Minnesota’s ‘uncommitted’ voters go into election unsatisfied over lack of cease-fire, conflicted over Harris

Minnesota’s ‘uncommitted’ voters go into election unsatisfied over lack of cease-fire, conflicted over Harris

Minnesota sent the most “uncommitted” delegates to the Democratic National Convention in protest of President Joe Biden’s stance toward Israeli’s military actions in Gaza. Now, with current Vice President Kamala Harris atop the ticket but tied to the prior administration’s policies, those voters face hard choices at the ballot box.
by Clay Masters

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The presidential campaigns have made over 200 visits but speak to just a fraction of American voters

The presidential campaigns have made over 200 visits but speak to just a fraction of American voters

The nation's unique Electoral College system for electing a president, which replaces the popular vote, puts disproportionate voting power in the hands of a relative few states.
by The Associated Press

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In battleground states, it's not just about winning — but also losing by less

In battleground states, it's not just about winning — but also losing by less

In a state where every vote matters, both Democratic and Republican campaigns are not only trying to win in counties where they’re strongest, they’re also trying to lose by less.
by Ari Shapiro, Mia Venkat, Karen Zamora and Ashley Brown

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FBI arrests Afghan man who officials say planned Election Day attack in the U.S.

FBI arrests Afghan man who officials say planned Election Day attack in the U.S.

Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, of Oklahoma City told investigators after his arrest Monday that he had planned his attack to coincide with Election Day next month and that he and a co-conspirator expected to die as martyrs, according to charging documents.
by The Associated Press

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Trump secretly sent Putin COVID-19 tests during pandemic shortage, a new book reports

Trump secretly sent Putin COVID-19 tests during pandemic shortage, a new book reports

Vice President Harris is criticizing Trump over the reported shipment, which is detailed in a new book by the journalist Bob Woodward. The president's campaign has denied the reporting.
by Jason Breslow

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