Trump Will Be The Only Republican On Presidential Primary Ballot In Minnesota
The Republican Party of Minnesota has informed the state Secretary of State that Trump will be the only name listed on the 2020 Republican primary ballot.
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The Republican Party of Minnesota has informed the state Secretary of State that Trump will be the only name listed on the 2020 Republican primary ballot.
Republican legislative leaders say they view the proposals as an infringement on Second Amendment gun ownership rights and won't take them up.
Minnesota Democrat Angie Craig went to Congress in 2018 by flipping the district President Donald Trump won in 2016 from red to blue. Now, a new GOP ad claims Craig "broke her promise" by focusing on investigating the president instead of issues like prescription drugs and infrastructure.
This will mark Trump's first visit to Minnesota since April, when he attended an event in Burnsville to tout his tax bill.
Only two U.S. Presidents have actually been impeached: Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton. Neither one of them was removed from office.
Democrats have told CBS News that it's no longer a question of "if" they will impeach the president, but rather "when."
The former MTV reality show star was elected to Congress in 2010 representing the 7th Congressional District.
Showing a fresh willingness to play politics along religious and racial lines, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that American Jewish people who vote for Democrats show "either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty."
Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he is unwilling to change the rule, saying "I think it's disrespectful for someone to be asking questions over a microphone or a speakerphone."
Elk River is part of the 6th congressional district, 40 miles northwest of the Twin Cities. There, 68% of voters backed Trump in 2016. But there were sharply divided opinions Wednesday.
Walker is set to join the board of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in the Smithsonian Institute. It's a six-year appointment.
Republicans hold a 19-14 majority in the Senate, meaning they can lose only two votes and still have enough GOP backing to approve the budget.
Top leaders say they may be getting close to a budget deal that pays for everything from schools to public safety to health care programs. Just days ago they were billions of dollars apart, and philosophically on different political planets.
The Senate passed it unanimously Thursday, 67-0. The House then passed it 130-2 and sent it to Gov. Tim Walz for his signature.
The group started at the St. Louis Park community center and walked to the business area of town, chanting "We love Trump! We love Trump!"
If there is no agreement by next Monday the legislature will have to go into special session to avoid a state government shutdown July 1.
"In the $12 billion of tax increases over the next four years, we couldn't get them to lower one of them," Republican Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka said.
Gov. Tim Walz, Republican Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka and Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman are all meeting at this hour.
House Democrats wrapped the proposals into a public safety bill that passed 70-64 early Tuesday. Five Democrats voted no.
Minnesota's is the only divided legislature in the country, and there's no better example of it than these dueling tax plans.
President Donald Trump will be in the Twin Cities Monday. He ended up losing Minnesota by just 50,000 votes in 2016.
The chair of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, Michelle Benson, countered that her chamber has been working on drug prices since before the session but is focusing on "bills that will impact the entire market," not just one drug.
Minnesota House Republicans have unveiled an extensive proposal to crack down on fraud in the state's Child Care Assistance Program and other public programs.
The Legislature passed the laws during a previously unscheduled extraordinary session called in December, just before Gov. Tony Evers took office.
The Clay County Republican Party of Minnesota is apologizing for a since-deleted Facebook post that compared Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders to Adolf Hitler.
