Stay Curious. Stay Connected.
MailNewsletters♡Donate Now

Politics and Election News

Get the latest in Minnesota politics: 🎧 Subscribe to the Politics Friday podcast | 📧 Sign up for the Capitol View newsletter | 🗳️Visit the MPR News Voter Hub

Trump wants Palestinians out of Gaza. Here are Egypt’s plans to keep them there

Trump wants Palestinians out of Gaza. Here are Egypt’s plans to keep them there

Arab leaders will meet in Cairo to reject Palestinian displacement from Gaza. NPR looks at Egypt’s reconstruction plans for Gaza that counter President Trump’s ideas of expulsion.
by Aya Batrawy

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Seeing Washington change course on Ukraine, Taiwan ponders its own fate

Seeing Washington change course on Ukraine, Taiwan ponders its own fate

Developments in the Ukraine-U.S. relationship have regularly made headline news in Taiwan lately. Many in Taiwan compare Ukraine’s fate to its own, as China continues to threaten an invasion.
by Ashish Valentine

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Minnesota lawmakers get budget update that won’t include full scope of Trump federal pullbacks

Minnesota lawmakers get budget update that won’t include full scope of Trump federal pullbacks

Legislators are already weighing the ways they might have to bridge budget gaps if federal officials cut funding streams to Minnesota. A new economic forecast is released on Thursday.
by Dana Ferguson

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Republicans once maligned Medicaid. Now some see a program too big to touch

Republicans once maligned Medicaid. Now some see a program too big to touch

There's a mid-March deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown, and hesitation is surfacing among congressional Republicans about potential cuts to Medicaid. Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson has ruled out some of the deepest cuts to Medicaid as concerns bubble up across the GOP, from the president to state leaders.
by The Associated Press

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
What U.S. lawmakers are saying about the White House clash between Trump and Zelenskyy

What U.S. lawmakers are saying about the White House clash between Trump and Zelenskyy

Key Republicans and Democrats have been stalwart supporters of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. But a blowup between the Ukrainian leader and President Donald Trump is threatening to change that.
by The Associated Press

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Anti-DOGE protests at Tesla stores target Elon Musk's bottom line

Anti-DOGE protests at Tesla stores target Elon Musk's bottom line

Demonstrators have gathered outside Tesla stores across the U.S. to protest the automaker’s billionaire leader, Elon Musk. Protesters are targeting Musk over his push to slash government spending on behalf of President Donald Trump.
by The Associated Press

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!