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Women voters ­— particularly in Midwest — to be pivotal in 2020

In Michigan last year, Muskegon County voters helped elect a female governor, secretary of state, attorney general and U.S. senator. The results put women there on the leading edge of a shift that is reshaping politics across the Midwest and nationally.
July 12, 2020
Muskegon County Commissioner Rillastine Wilkins in front of her Muskegon Heights home. Someone threw a brick through her front window when she moved in to the formerly all white neighborhood.
Local

Minnesota voters evenly split on Trump impeachment

Minnesota voters are evenly split on whether President Donald Trump should be impeached and removed from office, but clear majorities believe that he lies and abuses his power, a new Star Tribune Minnesota Poll found.
October 20, 2019
Only about 5% of Minnesotans in the poll said they were undecided about whether President Donald Trump should be impeached.
Local

After fall from grace, former Sen. Al Franken rebuilds his life

Franken is also wrestling with fallout from his mistakes, redefining his goals and trying to "do good stuff" as he cautiously returns to public life after his high-profile downfall.
October 20, 2019
"I'm angry about it," former Sen. Al Franken said of the end of his Senate career. "I just don't feel that it actually does me any good, so I try not to dwell on it, but, you know, it comes up."
Politics

Republicans hope to reclaim Minnesota counties on the fence

Nicollet County and others that went for Trump in 2016 are on the cusp between red and blue.
October 13, 2019
Mary Waibel cuddled granddaughter Elliott, 1, as son Jonathan Rewitzer and husband Tim, left, chatted on their farm in Courtland, Minn. Tim says trade had to be dealt with, but he doesn't like how Trump handled it.
Politics

Sen. Amy Klobuchar stakes out LGBT stances

She was one of nine Democratic candidates in 2020 focused on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights at a CNN town hall Thursday.
October 13, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks during the Power of our Pride Town Hall Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, in Los Angeles. The LGBTQ-focused town hall featured nine 2020 Democratic presidential candidates.
Minneapolis

Trump again criticizes U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar

Calls her "a fraud" and a "disgrace."
October 11, 2019
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, shown Tuesday at a town-hall meeting in south Minneapolis.
Minneapolis

Inside the president's message: A mix of policy priorities, swipes at political foes and vows of 2020 victory

Trump's spirited appearance in Minneapolis was his 12th campaign rally this year and his first since the House impeachment inquiry began.
October 11, 2019
President Donald Trump greeted cheering crowds at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Minneapolis

Trump blasts Minneapolis mayor

"You've got a rotten mayor. You've got to change your mayor," the president said at Target Center.
October 11, 2019
Politics

Sen. Amy Klobuchar stakes out LGBT stances

She was one of nine Democratic candidates in 2020 focused on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights at a CNN town hall Thursday.
October 13, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks during the Power of our Pride Town Hall Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, in Los Angeles. The LGBTQ-focused town hall featured nine 2020 Democratic presidential candidates.
Minneapolis

Trump again criticizes U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar

Calls her "a fraud" and a "disgrace."
October 11, 2019
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, shown Tuesday at a town-hall meeting in south Minneapolis.
Minneapolis

Inside the president's message: A mix of policy priorities, swipes at political foes and vows of 2020 victory

Trump's spirited appearance in Minneapolis was his 12th campaign rally this year and his first since the House impeachment inquiry began.
October 11, 2019
President Donald Trump greeted cheering crowds at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Minneapolis

Trump blasts Minneapolis mayor

"You've got a rotten mayor. You've got to change your mayor," the president said at Target Center.
October 11, 2019
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