Election 2024

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October 22, 2024 4:00 AM

A Minnesota farmer and a college student walk a mile in each other’s news

This election season, MPR News invited its audience to learn more about people on the other side of the political spectrum through an initiative called “Walk a Mile in My News.” Two of our participants, a Democrat and a Republican, swapped their go-to news sources and then let us record their conversations. They had far more in common than they expected.

by Catharine Richert

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October 21, 2024 10:05 PM

Trump and Harris' closing message to Republicans are as different as they come

With two weeks to go until voting closes on Election Day, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Harris made two separate but equally important pitches to Republicans on the campaign trail Monday.

by Stephen Fowler

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October 21, 2024 9:51 PM

Central Park Five sue Donald Trump for jogger case remarks made at presidential debate

The men formerly known as the Central Park Five before they were exonerated are suing Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

by The Associated Press

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October 21, 2024 3:35 PM

Republican lawsuits over overseas and military voting hit setbacks in 2 swing states

In Michigan and North Carolina, two Republican legal challenges to the legitimacy of ballots cast by U.S. citizens living abroad, including U.S. military members, hit setbacks Monday.

by Hansi Lo Wang

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October 21, 2024 11:58 AM

Walz on ‘The View’: ‘Mind your own damn business’ is a good way to live

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appeared Monday on ABC’s “The View” weeks after his running mate Vice President Kamala Harris.

by The Associated Press

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October 21, 2024 5:09 AM

Harris seeks to win over Republicans uneasy about Trump with visits to Midwestern suburbs

The vice president will be having moderated conversations with Republican Liz Cheney in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin.

by The Associated Press

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October 21, 2024 4:00 AM

The race is so close. Here's what happens if there's a 269-269 Electoral College tie

It’s very unlikely — but theoretically possible — that the presidential election ends with an Electoral College tie. If it did come to pass, here's how the next president would be determined.

by Ashley Lopez

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October 21, 2024 4:00 AM

Pair of suburban-centered Minnesota congressional districts attract differing levels of attention

Minnesota’s east-suburban 2nd Congressional District and west-suburban 3rd Congressional District have traits in common, but they’re not being contested in similar fashion this year.

by Mark Zdechlik

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October 20, 2024 5:11 PM

Gov. Shapiro calls Musk's $1M offer to Pennsylvania voters 'deeply concerning'

Trump supporter Elon Musk says the daily prize money is meant to “support the Constitution,” but an election law expert calls it “clearly illegal.”

by Luke Garrett

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October 20, 2024 7:24 AM

Harris says Trump is 'cruel' at Georgia rally as she spotlights abortion restrictions

Kamala Harris has said former President Trump is “cruel” for how he talked about the family of a Georgia mother who died after waiting for treatment for complications from an abortion pill.

by The Associated Press

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Election 2024

A Minnesota farmer and a college student walk a mile in each other’s news

Trump and Harris' closing message to Republicans are as different as they come

Central Park Five sue Donald Trump for jogger case remarks made at presidential debate

Republican lawsuits over overseas and military voting hit setbacks in 2 swing states

Walz on ‘The View’: ‘Mind your own damn business’ is a good way to live

Harris seeks to win over Republicans uneasy about Trump with visits to Midwestern suburbs

The race is so close. Here's what happens if there's a 269-269 Electoral College tie

Pair of suburban-centered Minnesota congressional districts attract differing levels of attention

Gov. Shapiro calls Musk's $1M offer to Pennsylvania voters 'deeply concerning'

Harris says Trump is 'cruel' at Georgia rally as she spotlights abortion restrictions

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