Politics and Government

Although both Mary Moriarty and Martha Holton Dimick say they want the same results — public safety and police accountability — they disagree on how to get there. 

“Minnesota is being very clear right now that we are ready for young people and people of color to lead the state,” said Zaynab Mohamed, 25, part of a new generation of young, diverse politicians who won their August primaries and are expected to take power in January.

President Joe Biden was elected on a promise of competency. The bungled exit from Afghanistan undercut that image. His approval ratings took a big hit, and have never recovered.

The big climate and health care bill passed by the House Friday includes billions in new funding for the IRS over the next decade. Most of that money is aimed at catching wealthy tax cheats.

Congress changed the law in the 1970s when President Nixon prepared to leave with his documents — and infamous tape recordings.

On Friday, the House sent to President Biden's desk what Democrats call a historic piece of legislation, but it's still a much smaller version of what they — and Biden — originally called for.

One year after the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Afghan community in Minnesota has faced uncertainty around their ability to stay in the United States long term.

The search warrant and property receipt from Monday's FBI search of former President Trump's Florida home have been unsealed by a federal judge. Trump said Thursday he encouraged the release.

Overall voter turnout for Minnesota’s primary election this year was around 18 percent, according to the Minnesota Secretary of State’s office. What can we find out by looking behind that number?

Accolades poured in from across the political spectrum Friday for longtime state Sen. David Tomassoni of Chisholm, Minn., who died Thursday night after more than a year of battling ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.