Politics

Over the past eight months, 211,000 Guatemalans have been taken into custody at the southwest border of the United States. MPR News host Kerri Miller explored how falling prices of coffee in Guatemala and other Latin American countries are influencing migration to the United States.

The acting defense secretary "has decided not to go forward with his confirmation process," according to a tweet by President Trump.

The administration is seeking to ramp up deportation, focusing on those who have skipped court hearings.

William Davis, the party’s deputy communications director, is facing criticism for calling the newly christened Navy ship USS Minneapolis-St. Paul a “murder boat.” He has since deleted the tweet.

Roughly one-third of Americans pay more than 30 percent of their income on housing each month. Can regulating rent change that?

President Trump filed official paperwork to run for a second term on Inauguration Day. Since then, he's held dozens of rallies, but his campaign says Tuesday's event in Florida will be "historic."

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan doesn’t plan to use the governor's desk or take any official actions when Gov. Walz transfers power to her for a brief time on Thursday.

Some politics stories from around the region.

Cities, states, businesses and electric utilities are setting ambitious goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions. But it's not clear exactly how they'll do that or whether it will actually work.

The orders include rejoining the Paris climate agreement and allowing prescription drugs to be imported from Canada.

It took more wrangling with lawmakers than expected, but the state's chief election official now has access to $6.6 million in federal funds to implement his plan for warding off hackers and potential cyberattacks.

The Pentagon announced it was sending about 1,000 additional American troops to the Middle East to bolster security in the region in the face of what U.S. officials said is a growing threat from Iran.

The Senate majority leader wants to raise the age for tobacco sales to 21. An NPR review of once-secret documents shows how closely McConnell has worked with the industry over decades.

A Minnesota woman who said she was forced to remove her hijab while being held at the Ramsey County jail will be able to move forward with a federal lawsuit.

UnitedHealth Group is rejecting some plaintiffs demands in a class action lawsuit after a judge agreed the company has been too stingy in its coverage of mental health care.

President Trump's re-election campaign has dispatched a full-time state director to Minnesota, a state on his 2020 target list that he lost in his first bid.

The state broadcaster said that the deposed leader requested permission to speak in court, which the judge granted. He reportedly fainted and died during a break in the session.

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan will take over the duties of his office during Walz's surgery and will hold those powers until the governor sends written notice to leaders in the House and Senate.

In a POLITICO article titled, "Why You're Wrong About the Democratic Primary," journalist, Jeff Greenfield, outlines why he doesn't believe in early popularity. MPR News host Kerri Miller explores the predictability of presidential nominations.