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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.

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.

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."

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

President Trump predicts Minnesota win in 2020

Pledges fight with 'heart and soul.'
October 11, 2019
President Trump addressed his supporters.

President Trump blasts impeachment inquiry

Criticizes Democrats seeking to impeach him and news media.
October 11, 2019
President Donald Trump arrived at Minneapolis-St. Paul Air Reserve Station on his way to speak at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar raised $4.8 million in third quarter

But top-tier rivals still reported higher totals.
October 8, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks to supporters inside a coffee shop during a campaign event Monday, Sept. 30, 2019, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

New groping allegation against former Sen. Al Franken emerges

"I'm not that guy," the former senator, whose new radio show debuted on Saturday, told Conan O'Brien last week.
September 30, 2019
Sen. Al Franken speaks to friends and supporters on December 28, 2017, in Minneapolis, his first public appearance in Minnesota since announcing he was going to resign after numerous women accused him of sexual harassment. (Glen Stubbe/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS) ORG XMIT: 1368455
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