Politics

Dr. Atul Gawande addresses the question, "Is health care a human right?"

In its first statement on the allegations against Rep. Keith Ellison, the national Democratic Party says, "All allegations of domestic abuse are disturbing and should be taken seriously."

State Rep. Ilhan Omar will advance to the general election in her bid for the U.S. House.

Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson won the GOP primary and U.S. Rep. Tim Walz won the DFL race. The two will face off in November, in a match to decide the next Minnesota governor.

Keith Ellison easily bested four other challengers in a DFL primary for attorney general and will face off against GOP-endorsed candidate Doug Wardlow in November.

Voter turnout across Minnesota called "unusually high," making some elections officials wonder what November will bring.

Across Minnesota, voter turnout surprised election officials. In Minneapolis, the city clerk's office says turnout by early Tuesday afternoon was already well beyond that of the last three primary elections.

The government suggests that insurers offer plans off the health law marketplaces that don't have surcharges added last year to make up for a cut in federal funding.

Paul Manafort's defense rested its case Tuesday without calling any witnesses in the former Trump campaign chairman's tax evasion and fraud trial. Manafort himself chose not to testify.

The 68-year-old, who had successfully battled throat and neck cancer years ago, says he is undergoing intensive treatment for lung cancer.

The president tweeted a barrage of insults Tuesday morning as Omarosa Manigault Newman continued promoting her White House tell-all. It paints a damning picture of Trump, including her claim that he used racial slurs on the set of his reality show "The Apprentice."

A final roundup of news before the polls open.

State Rep. Ilhan Omar, state Sen. Patricia Torres Ray and former State House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher held a forum a day before the primary to discuss issues.

HUD Secretary Ben Carson is moving to overhaul an Obama-era rule intended strengthen the 1968 Fair Housing Act and combat housing segregation.

Even though Tuesday is primary election day in Minnesota, tens of thousands of Minnesotans have already voted in the governor's race as well as races for Congress.

The woman accusing Keith Ellison of physical abuse won't release video she says she has of the incident. Ellison says it's because there is no video and it never happened.

Earlier this month, Pope Francis declared the death penalty wrong in all cases. Calling capital punishment "contrary to the Gospel" is a change in the Catholic church's teaching. But will it mean a change in the politics of American Catholics?

President Donald Trump's call for a boycott of Harley-Davidson motorcycles forced Gov. Scott Walker and other Republicans to either criticize the president or stick with the Milwaukee-based company just ahead of Tuesday's primary where Trump allegiance has been a central focus.

The embattled former special agent lost his place in the Russia investigation over text messages that criticized then-candidate Trump and has been under a political bullseye ever since.

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