Politics and Government

Suzanne Mettler of Cornell University speaks at the University of Minnesota about her book, “Four Threats: The Recurring Crises of American Democracy.”

A document filed in federal court seems to show a probe into lobbying for a pardon and a related scheme to offer payment. Large swaths of the document, including names, are blacked out.

A loosely assembled group of House and Senate lawmakers released a legislative framework they hope can break the monthslong impasse between party leaders and the White House on pandemic relief.

Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday that the Justice Department has not uncovered evidence of widespread voter fraud and has seen nothing that would change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.

President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Wisconsin seeking to disqualify more than 221,000 ballots in the state's two most Democratic counties, a longshot attempt to overturn Joe Biden's win in the battleground state he lost by nearly 20,700 votes.

Lax states are attracting shoppers and students from stricter neighbors — and sending back COVID-19 cases. The imbalance underscores the lack of a national policy.

Christopher Krebs, who led the federal government's efforts to secure the 2020 election, called the operation near seamless despite President Donald Trump's claims to the contrary.

Keeping chickens has been on and off illegal in International Falls for the past 40 years. But a ballot measure in November put the question to rest — by a narrow margin.

Joe Biden won by tapping into a diverse group of voters who were on a mission to defeat President Donald Trump. But now without Trump, Biden faces a daunting challenge to keep that coalition together.

The improved outlook — a $641 million surplus through June instead of a shortfall four times as big that was projected back in May — could lead to a quicker deal on a relief package for businesses and workers coping with fallout from COVID-19 and related restrictions.