Party Politics
While Republicans reveled in political schadenfreude, few mentioned the obvious problem: the road ahead for the GOP in Minnesota is anything but smooth.
Politics & Policy
Reaction to Gov. Mark Dayton’s session-gutting act — vetoing two bills that contained the bulk of the Legislature’s work this year — depended almost exclusively on which political tribe one belonged to.
Politics & Policy
A Monday event was the start of what could be a two-week campaign to persuade Dayton to sign two prominent bills that he has said — many times — that he dislikes and will veto.
Politics & Policy
The forecast was released at an already complicated time. The relationship between Gov. Mark Dayton and GOP leaders remains rocky, and lawmakers are facing a short session at the start of a major election year.
Eric Black Ink
I think I’ve been in denial. I knew Trump had his admirers, but I believed that a lot more than 13 percent of Republicans found him objectionable in various ways. Nope.
Politics & Policy
Weber is the D.C. principal for Mercury Public Affairs, Company A in the recent indictment of former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort.
Eric Black Ink
“Putin loves the idea that all elections are rigged. We are all the same. We are all dirty bastards,”says Russian journalist Mikhail Zyar in Part 2 of “Putin’s Revenge.”
Politics & Policy
The Honest Ads Act’s supporters acknowledge that it won’t come close to preventing all nefarious foreign political activity. But it’s a start.
Eric Black Ink
His latest column includes a smart discussion of what Democrats need to do to challenge Trump in 2020.
Politics & Policy
Justices had a lot of questions for both sides, especially about the separation of powers under the state Constitution.
