Election 2020

Election 2020

Everything you need to know about the local, state and federal elections in 2020.

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Gov. Tim Walz on COVID-19, emergency power, Floyd's killing and more
Six months after Gov. Tim Walz first declared the peacetime emergency, where is Minnesota in the response to the pandemic and what will the next few months bring? On this week’s Politics Friday, MPR News host Mike Mulcahy talked with Walz, discussing some of the pressing issues in Minnesota and taking listener questions from around the state. 
Trump, Biden to campaign in Minnesota next week
Both President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden will campaign in Minnesota on Sept. 18.
Twitter's new rules aim to prevent confusion around the 2020 vote
Twitter will label or remove posts that spread misinformation. Social media companies are under pressure to curb the spread of false claims and prevent interference from foreign and domestic actors.
Woodward defends decision to withhold Trump's virus comments
Bob Woodward says he needed time to be sure that President Donald Trump's private comments from February were accurate. On Twitter and elsewhere online, commentators accused Woodward of valuing book sales over public health.
'Deadly stuff': Trump's own words bring focus back to virus
A new book by journalist Bob Woodward reveals that President Donald Trump told Woodward he had been warned in January that the virus had the potential to kill millions. Yet Trump reassured Americans publicly that the virus was "very well under control."
Whistleblower alleges DHS told him to stop reporting on Russia threat
The Department of Homeland Security official has filed a whistleblower complaint, saying he was ordered to halt reports that made the president “look bad.” DHS and the White House deny the allegation.
Trump adds Ted Cruz, Tom Cotton, to list of potential SCOTUS picks
Trump on Wednesday released an additional 20 names he said he would select from if any Supreme Court vacancies arise during his remaining time in office.
Trump, Biden surrogates bring campaign messages to Minnesota
Minnesota is getting extra attention from the campaigns of Donald Trump and Joe Biden this week. Donald Trump Jr. led a “Make America Great Again” rally in Duluth on Wednesday night. Jill Biden spent about an hour Wednesday morning touring an elementary school in Prior Lake and meeting education leaders in Minnesota.