Politics and Government

Amy Walter hosts the Friday Takeaway, about the surge in early voting in 2018.

The latest MPR News/Star Tribune Minnesota Poll found 42 percent approve of how President Trump is handling immigration policy. Nearly 6 in 10 do not support building a wall along the Mexican border if the U.S. must pay for it.

With a cowboy's appeal and a carefully tailored image as a moderate, Democrat Billie Sutton is waging a surprisingly successful campaign that's put his party within striking distance of winning South Dakota's governorship for the first time in more than four decades.

Differences on health care and tax policy dominated the final debate between Republican Congressman Jason Lewis and his DFL challenger Angie Craig.

The Department of Homeland Security requested the troops. President Trump says he is intent on stopping any people in a migrant caravan from crossing the U.S. border.

Polls, fake information and more. It's a busy week in politics just days out from the midterm election. Here's what you need to know.

In their closing arguments to voters, Democrats are attacking Republicans for trying to roll back popular Obamacare provisions. Republicans are shooting back with a focus on pre-existing conditions.

North Dakota voters decide one of the tightest U.S. Senate races next month. Also on the ballot is a measure to legalize recreational marijuana. What's more, the state's new voter ID law has been embroiled in controversy. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer checked in with Dave Thompson for the latest on North Dakota's midterms.

President Donald Trump blamed the media Thursday for a "very big part of the Anger we see today in our society," as law enforcement scrambled to find those responsible for sending pipe bombs and other suspicious packages to a list of prominent Democrats.

In this episode of Counter Stories, the team discusses the migrant caravan making its way to the U.S., as well as concerns about voter suppression ahead of next month's midterm elections.