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Politics Friday: Minnesota’s major political party chairs on presidential primaries and the 2024 election season
MPR News host Brian Bakst talks with Republican Party Chair David Hann and DFL Chair Ken Martin about this year’s election. The party chairs will break down this week’s precinct caucuses and highlight next week’s Super Tuesday presidential primary.
Miles apart, Biden and Trump tour U.S.-Mexico border highlighting immigration as an election issue
Three hundred miles apart, President Joe Biden and likely Republican challenger Donald Trump walked the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas Thursday, dueling trips underscoring how important immigration has become for the 2024 election and how much each man wants to use it to his advantage.
14 protestors calling on Walz to divest from Israel cited for trespassing at his residence
About a 100 people had gathered to call on the state to cut financial ties with Israel, ahead of Thursday’s State Board of Investment meeting, where dozens of Minnesotans also urged divestment from accounts that benefit Israel.
 Minnesota posts $3.7 billion budget surplus, with financial pressure on the horizon
The much-anticipated economic report will guide the Legislature’s deliberations this session. Leaders of both parties were already calling for spending caution.
'Message has been received': Biden's campaign reacts to 'uncommitted' votes
In Michigan, a push to encourage voters to send President Biden a message about his refusal to call for a permanent cease-fire in Gaza may have worked. Here's how his campaign moves forward.