Politics

The new policy, the first update in decades, makes sweeping changes to the senate's procedures when a staffer or elected official is accused of sexual harassment or discrimination.

A new governor and new makeup of the Minnesota Legislature must pass a balanced budget by May and navigate a host of other contentious issues. Here's your guide to following along this year -- the key players, the issues to watch and more.

Attorney General William Barr on Sunday released a four-page summary of the Mueller report. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer talked to Minnesota DFL senator Tina Smith about the conclusions summarized in the attorney general's letter.

Both chambers of the state Legislature are set to release their budget blueprints, after the governor trimmed back his original request last week.

A pivotal retirement and a new conservative majority could give the state legislatures a green light for even more partisanship when it comes to drawing political boundaries.

A roundup of political news from around the region.

The curtain has nearly fallen on the special counsel investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election, but this drama may have at least one more act left to run.

The presidential candidate relied on grand juries to charge cops -- seen today as ducking accountability -- and avoided getting between police and diverse communities during a violent time in Minneapolis.

Explore the full results of the midterm election.

A bill aimed at reducing the amount of salt used by commercial businesses that treat driveways, sidewalks and parking lots is getting traction this year in the Minnesota Legislature.

Special counsel Robert Mueller spent 22 months examining whether Donald Trump's campaign conspired with Russia to sway the 2016 election. His conclusion? No collusion. But the question of whether Trump obstructed justice wasn't so clear cut.

Breaking his silence on the special counsel investigation, President Trump celebrated a summary of the findings Sunday, claiming it "was a complete and total exoneration," even though the report did not reach a definitive answer on whether he obstructed justice.

Attorney General William Barr has sent Congress a synopsis of special counsel Robert Mueller's key findings. There have been calls for him to share the full report, but Barr is not required to do so.

Prime Minister Theresa May faces growing pressure from within her own party either to resign or to set a date for stepping down as a way to build support for her Brexit agreement with the European Union, British media reported Sunday.

The Justice Department said Sunday that special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation did not find evidence that President Trump's campaign "conspired or coordinated" with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election.

The Democratic National Committee wants to avoid a crush of candidates in TV debates during the presidential primaries. So it set a qualifying threshold: 65,000 donors spread across at least 20 states.

Attorney General William Barr spent Saturday reviewing the special counsel's confidential report on the Trump-Russia investigation, but Barr's "principal conclusions" summary for Congress was not coming for at least another day.

Democrats have long said the results of the special counsel's investigation into the Russian attack on the 2016 presidential election should be fully transparent. Now, some Republicans say they agree.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency wrongly released to a contractor the personal information of 2.3 million survivors of devastating 2017 hurricanes and wildfires, potentially exposing the victims to identity fraud and theft, a government watchdog reported Friday.