Election 2024

Election 2024

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

The role of misinformation in the 2024 election
The election is over, but rumors, lies and misinformation are here to stay. MPR News host Angela Davis talks about the role misinformation played in the election and how we can protect ourselves from it.
Trump names Stephen Miller to be deputy chief of policy in new administration
Donald Trump is naming longtime adviser Stephen Miller, an immigration hard-liner, to be the deputy chief of policy in his new administration. The announcement was first reported by CNN on Monday.
Sherburne County will pay for recount of election results in close races
County officials say a damaged or uncleared memory card did not fully collect and transmit results from some mail-in ballots to the Minnesota Secretary of State's office on election night. That led to the state website displaying inaccurate unofficial results for Sherburne County.
What to know about Tom Homan, the former ICE head returning as Trump's 'border czar'
Homan was the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement from January 2017 to June 2018, where he was a key architect of the Trump administration's controversial family separation policy.
Young Black and Latino men say they chose Trump because of the economy and jobs. Here's how and why
Black and Latino voters moved toward Republican Donald Trump in this year's presidential election, and some of the biggest shifts were among men under age 45, and that helped expand his margin over Democrat Kamala Harris. 
Why AP called Arizona for Trump
The Associated Press declared President-elect Donald Trump the winner in Arizona on Saturday night after vote updates in Maricopa and other counties added to his overall lead, putting the state out of reach for Vice President Kamala Harris.
These charts show how Trump's strategy to lose by less won the swing states
President-elect Donald Trump won the election by flipping Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin after President Biden won them in 2020. Looking at how Democratic counties voted explains how he did it.
Tim Walz faces stark return to reality as Minnesota governor after whirlwind run for VP
After more than three months on the road with Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign, Gov. Tim Walz returned to a familiar setting and reprised his role with two years left on his term.