Amid glee over DFL ‘disarray,’ the Minnesota GOP will have to deal with its own discord
While Republicans reveled in political schadenfreude, few mentioned the obvious problem: the road ahead for the GOP in Minnesota is anything but smooth.
Election 2016
The 2018 session of the Minnesota Legislature was a failure. But whose failure was it?
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.
‘Sincere effort’ or cynical ploy? Republican campaign aims to pressure Dayton to sign omnibus, tax conformity bills
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.
Minnesota’s projected budget deficit is already souring expectations for the 2018 legislative session
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.
The poll numbers that explain why Republican office holders are loath to criticize Trump
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.
How former Minnesota congressman Vin Weber could figure into Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia probe
Weber is the D.C. principal for Mercury Public Affairs, Company A in the recent indictment of former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort.
‘Frontline’ follows Putin grudge from Ukraine uprising to U.S. elections
“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.”
We don’t know the extent of Russian meddling in the 2016 election. But a Klobuchar bill seeks to prevent a repeat in 2018
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.
If you’re not reading Thomas Edsall every week, you should be
His latest column includes a smart discussion of what Democrats need to do to challenge Trump in 2020.
What we learned from the Supreme Court hearing on the Legislature’s case against Dayton
Justices had a lot of questions for both sides, especially about the separation of powers under the state Constitution.
‘I don’t know why you wouldn’t be scared’: Former Vice President Walter Mondale sounds off on Trump and Trumpism
I was a bit alarmed last week to discover that after Trump’s diatribe in Phoenix, Mondale — usually an oasis of calm analysis — was reeling from the speech.
Why Bernie Sanders matters so much to the Minnesota governor’s race
Organizers are trying to translate the support Sanders got in Minnesota in 2016 into electoral influence — and setting their sights on the race for Minnesota governor.
A few points about the consistency of Trump’s historically bad approval ratings
Trump’s numbers continue to be terrible by any reasonable or historical standard. But they also used to be sort of consistent, within a range of badness. That may be changing.
Worried about Trump and travel, immigrants and refugees flock to citizenship classes
In recent months, immigration assistance centers throughout Minnesota have seen a conspicuous spike in the enrollment in citizenship classes.
Those Donald Trump Jr. emails probably aren’t as big a deal as some people are suggesting
Shady? Sure. But criminal is another matter.
Could 2018 be another big year for constitutional amendments in Minnesota?
Once again, all the elements are in place to have several questions go before Minnesota voters in the next election.
Where the Minnesota GOP is headed in the age of Trump
How Minnesota Republicans think the president will change Minnesota Republicanism.
Questioning Comey, Senate Intelligence Committee members rise to the occasion
Showboating was at a minimum, and many of the Republican members asked tough, fair questions.
Trump keeps a campaign promise — his worst one
The word “deal” appeared 13 times in Trump’s remarks about pulling the U.S. out of the Paris Accords. He likes that word. He talked much less about the threat that global warming might pose to life on earth.
With an eye toward his legacy, Dayton digs in on the budget
While there’s still time for GOP leaders and the governor to reach a budget agreement before the end of the session, things are starting to feel very 2011.
