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Election 2024

Everything you need to know about the local, state and federal elections in 2024.

Trump picks Karoline Leavitt to be youngest White House press secretary in history

Trump picks Karoline Leavitt to be youngest White House press secretary in history

Leavitt will be the youngest person to ever hold the job and is expected to deliver press briefings based on Trump’s statement late Friday that he has “utmost confidence she will excel at the podium.”
by Elena Moore

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Hubbard County election judge faces felony charges for allegedly allowing unregistered voters to cast ballots

Hubbard County election judge faces felony charges for allegedly allowing unregistered voters to cast ballots

Prosecutors in Hubbard County say Timothy Michael Scouton — who was head judge at a precinct in rural Badoura Township — allowed 11 people to vote even though they had not registered.
by Matt Sepic

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What’s ahead for abortion access in Minnesota under a Trump administration 

What’s ahead for abortion access in Minnesota under a Trump administration 

While detailed plans have yet to emerge, health and legal experts, practitioners and advocates in Minnesota are closely monitoring the new administration for hints about what federal changes to abortion could mean for the state.
by Erica Zurek

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Politics Friday: Trump’s path to the White House began at the Iowa Caucuses

Politics Friday: Trump’s path to the White House began at the Iowa Caucuses

MPR News senior politics reporter Clay Masters looks back on the 2024 election campaign for the Iowa Caucus to election events leading up to this week when President-elect Trump stepped back into the White House.
by Clay Masters, Matthew Alvarez and Catharine Richert

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What’s behind defense secretary pick Hegseth’s war on ’woke’

What’s behind defense secretary pick Hegseth’s war on ’woke’

The selection of Fox News host Pete Hegseth to lead the Trump Defense Department has renewed scrutiny of his political and religious views and his aggressive criticism of the military he would be leading.
by Shannon Bond, Tom Bowman, Odette Yousef and Quil Lawrence

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Outspent 4-to-1, Republicans still made gains in state legislative elections

Outspent 4-to-1, Republicans still made gains in state legislative elections

Despite outspending Republicans, Democrats didn’t achieve some ambitious goals in state legislative races. The GOP continues to control more legislatures, though Democrats notched some victories.
by Ryland Barton

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What to know North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, tapped by Trump to run the Interior Department

What to know North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, tapped by Trump to run the Interior Department

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the Interior Department. The two-term Republican governor of the sparsely populated state has taken a business-oriented approach to his tenure. 
by The Associated Press

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