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Politics and Government News

MPR News is your hub for the latest politics and government news coverage. Whether you're looking for the status of a recent Supreme Court ruling, or want updates on Minnesota's newest laws, we have comprehensive state and national news coverage ready for you.

What to know about Republican challenges to overseas and military voting

What to know about Republican challenges to overseas and military voting

In three swing states, GOP groups are suing to challenge the ballots cast by U.S. citizens living abroad, including military members. Many voting experts say these cases are likely to go nowhere.
by Hansi Lo Wang

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U.S. cybersecurity chief says election systems have 'never been more secure'

U.S. cybersecurity chief says election systems have 'never been more secure'

Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, told NPR that election officials across the U.S. have made big improvements to bolster both physical and cyber security.
by Emma Bowman and Scott Simon

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Harris and Trump hold competing rallies in Michigan

Harris and Trump hold competing rallies in Michigan

While the two candidates have been crisscrossing the swing states for weeks, this is the first time they are literally crossing paths, with each of them holding events in the suburbs north of Detroit.
by Don Gonyea, Asma Khalid and Eric McDaniel

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Politics Friday: The 2024 election will determine who presides in Minnesota courtrooms, remember there are judges on your ballot

Politics Friday: The 2024 election will determine who presides in Minnesota courtrooms, remember there are judges on your ballot

There are about 100 races on Minnesota’s election ballots that won’t get that much attention, and they’re all about judgeships. MPR News politics editor and his guests talk about judicial elections and why they’re different here than in other states. 
by Brian Bakst, Matthew Alvarez and Ellie Roth

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American democracy requires that we ’be architects, not arsonists’

American democracy requires that we ’be architects, not arsonists’

Eboo Patel believes learning to value and tolerate diversity is the engine that drives just and equitable societies. Can America learn to do it before the social fabric is irrevocably torn? That’s the discussion on this week’s Big Books and Bold Ideas, part of our Americans and Democracy series.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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How Republicans mainstreamed the baseless idea of noncitizen voting in 2024

How Republicans mainstreamed the baseless idea of noncitizen voting in 2024

Donald Trump and his allies have zeroed in on the baseless claim that Democrats are encouraging newly arrived migrants to vote for them in the 2024 election. There is no evidence of a plot like this.
by Jude Joffe-Block and Miles Parks

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