Politics and Government

The email hacking case seems to perfectly correspond with the state of politics: tense, paranoid, zero-sum and subjective. Here's a look at where things stand.

In a new book, journalist and author John Pomfret tackles a relationship that stretches back to America's earliest years and is now more important - and challenging - than ever.

The top Senate Republican says Congress will investigate a CIA assessment that Russia interfered in the November election on behalf of Donald Trump.

A federal judge halted Michigan's recount last week after three days. The Wisconsin recount was expected to conclude Monday.

President-elect Donald Trump is pushing back on the conclusion that Russia tried to help him win the election by claiming a historic margin of victory. The results don't stack up against history.

Critics worry the president-elect has authoritarian tendencies. With a tweet, he can hurt the stock of a U.S. company or unleash death threats against a labor leader who displeases him.

President-elect Trump said on Sunday he didn't feel "bound by a one-China policy," which has governed U.S. diplomatic relations with Taiwan for decades, unless the U.S. and China make a "deal."

Republican and DFL lawmakers plan to introduce legislation next month to stop the Minnesota Department of Public Safety from tracking the locations of motorists who use ignition interlock devices.

Democrats and some Republicans voice concerns about Russia interfering with the U.S. election.

U.S. Rep. John Kline will retire this January after 14 years in Congress. He spoke with MPR News host Tom Weber about his time with the U.S. House and what's next.