Election 2024

Election 2024

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

In new Congressional district, Black voters weigh what representation really means
Alabama could soon have a U.S. House delegation that more closely matches its diversity after a redistricting lawsuit. For Black voters, the change has greater significance than who holds the seat.
News organizations urge Biden and Trump to commit to presidential debates during the 2024 campaign
Twelve news organizations have issued a joint statement calling on presumptive presidential nominees Joe Biden and Donald Trump to agree to debates during the White House campaign. The organizations say the “rich tradition” that's been part of every general election campaign since 1976 is more important than ever during what they call “this polarized time.”
Trump attacks judge and prosecutors in his hush money case in last rally before trial
Former President Donald Trump on Saturday lit into New York prosecutors and the criminal hush money case they brought against him during his last rally before his trial begins Monday.
Biden promotes 'life-changing' student loan relief in Wisconsin as he rallies younger voters
President Joe Biden says student loan relief will empower Americans to pursue their dreams without the burden of debt. He visited Wisconsin on Monday to announce new steps to help more than 30 million people. 
Trump declines to endorse a national abortion ban and says it should be left to the states
Former President Donald Trump has declined to endorse a national abortion ban and says he believes abortion should be left to the states. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee released a video outlining his position on Monday after months of mixed messages and speculation.
Politics Friday: The race is underway for Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District
MPR News host Brian Bakst talks with Minnesota U.S. Representative Angie Craig. We’ll also get a look at strains facing rural ambulance services.
No Labels won’t run a third-party campaign after spending millions trying to recruit a candidate
The No Labels group says it won't field a presidential candidate in November after strategists for the bipartisan organization were unable to attract a candidate willing to seize on the widespread dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden and Donald Trump. 
Judge rejects Trump’s First Amendment challenge to indictment in Georgia election case
The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others has rejected arguments by the former president that the indictment was seeking to criminalize political speech protected by the First Amendment.