Politics and Government News

Get the latest in Minnesota politics: 🎧 Subscribe to the Politics Friday podcast | 📧 Sign up for the Capitol View newsletter

Intelligence Squared debate: Is it time for slavery reparations?
A top aide to President Joe Biden recently said that the White House will “start acting now” on reparations for African Americans. Some say it’s long overdue. Reparations, they say, are important to start to address the moral injury slavery inflicted. Others say direct payments to African Americans will divide the Black community, exaggerate racial tensions and prove impossible to administer.
Minnesota Senate Republicans counter Walz budget proposal
Minnesota Senate Republicans have released a two-year budget proposal with no proposed tax increases to help balance the state’s budget. DFL Gov. Tim Walz announced a proposal in late January that includes tax hikes on the wealthiest Minnesotans and large companies. 
Intelligence report: Russia tried to help Trump in 2020 election
The report says Russian leader Vladimir Putin authorized a campaign to help former President Donald Trump and undermine Joe Biden, though it was not on the same scale as Moscow's efforts in 2016.
Biden showcases COVID aid to small businesses
During his visit to a small, minority-owned business in suburban Philadelphia, the president underscored that the huge relief package was passed without any help from Republican lawmakers as he sought to highlight how the bill will help small businesses imperiled by the public health crisis.
Across the internet, a game of Whac-A-Mole is underway to root out extremism
How are alternative platforms, where extremist ideology and disinformation thrive, monitored? Can we ever really root out extremism in the virtual space or will the targets just keep jumping around?