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Understanding the 2025 government shutdown: Causes, impact and what's next

Understanding the 2025 government shutdown: Causes, impact and what's next

MPR News guest host Catharine Richert talks with a political scientist about the federal government shutdown — how we got here, how the shutdown is affecting people and what it reveals about the balance of power in Washington.
by Catharine Richert and Cari Dwyer

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Pair of Minnesota Senate elections will decide chamber control, set tone for 2026 campaigns

Pair of Minnesota Senate elections will decide chamber control, set tone for 2026 campaigns

Contests in Woodbury and Wright County will restore the Senate to its full complement next week. The result could flip control of the chamber, and campaign messaging could carry through to 2026 when all 201 legislative seats are on the ballot.
by Dana Ferguson

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In Minnesota and Washington, debate over health care subsidies continues as shutdown drags on

In Minnesota and Washington, debate over health care subsidies continues as shutdown drags on

As the federal government shutdown drags on with no end in sight, the debate over whether to extend federal health insurance subsidies continues to play a central role in the impasse — including in Minnesota.
by Grace Praxmarer and The Associated Press

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Minneapolis mayor candidates differ over policing, minimum wage at MPR News/Star Tribune debate

Minneapolis mayor candidates differ over policing, minimum wage at MPR News/Star Tribune debate

Minneapolis mayoral candidates DeWayne Davis, Jacob Frey, Omar Fateh and Jazz Hampton — four of 15 candidates on the ranked choice ballot — met for a debate ahead of Election Day on Nov. 4. MPR News and The Minnesota Star Tribune sponsored it.
by Jon Collins

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‘This is now our mission forever’: Father of Annunciation survivor pushes for change

‘This is now our mission forever’: Father of Annunciation survivor pushes for change

Ivan Ayala has three kids who attend Annunciation Catholic School. His 7-year-old son was injured during the mass shooting two months ago. Ayala, along with other parents, is now dedicated to making sure it never happens again.
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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U.S. and China say trade deal drawing closer as Trump and Xi prepare for meeting

U.S. and China say trade deal drawing closer as Trump and Xi prepare for meeting

China's top trade negotiator, Li Chenggang, told reporters the two had reached a "preliminary consensus," while Trump's treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said there was "a very successful framework."
by The Associated Press

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