Politics and Government

Generation Z, which turned out in large numbers along with millennials last election, is still new to politics. A report exclusively obtained by NPR adds more context to the youngest voting block.

Republican governors started the practice of transporting migrants from the U.S. southern border, but Democratic leaders have run with it. They say it's a humanitarian service, not a political stunt.

President Joe Biden developed a strong working relationship with Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell over the years. The same isn't true for Biden and new Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

With Democrats using their majorities at the Minnesota Capitol to pass a flurry of bills, Republicans are left trying to slow things down and attempt to paint the DFL as outside the mainstream.

China on Monday accused the United States of indiscriminate use of force when the American military shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon over the weekend.

The Northern Lights Express would run between the Twin Cities and the Twin Ports, with stops along the way in Coon Rapids, Cambridge and Hinckley.

On Tuesday, Biden will deliver his State of the Union speech to a divided Congress — and a big audience at home. It's seen as an unofficial kick-off to his expected re-election campaign.

Congressman George Santos' constituents are furious and don't think he's doing the work to represent them. A recent poll finds most GOP voters want the scandal plagued Republican to resign.

An operation was underway in U.S. territorial waters in the Atlantic Ocean to recover debris from the balloon, which had been flying at about 60,000 feet and was estimated to be about the size of three school buses.

The vote cements a shift in the presidential primary calendar that many Democrats have long called for and elevates states with greater diversity and voter access.