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Trump argues First Amendment protects him from 'insurrection' cases aimed at keeping him off ballot
Attorneys for former President Donald Trump argue that an attempt to bar him from the 2024 ballot under a rarely used “insurrection” clause of the Constitution should be dismissed as a violation of his freedom of speech.
Saying farewell to MPR News senior editor Mike Mulcahy
MPR News senior editor Mike Mulcahy is retiring, after a long and storied career of covering Minnesota. He joins MPR News program director Stephanie Curtis to talk about what he’s seen and learned during his years in journalism and his plans for what’s next. 
Walz takes responsibility for failed vetting of cannabis director
After his choice to oversee legal cannabis in the state quit after one day amid media scrutiny of her background, Gov. Tim Walz said he will look into why problems weren’t discovered earlier.