Legal expert Richard W. Painter warns that Elon Musk’s unchecked power in the Trump administration poses a historic threat to democracy. As Musk exerts influence over government agencies without Senat ...

Minnesota Rep. Lisa Demuth made history on two fronts Thursday, becoming the first person of color and the first female ...

In celebration of Black History Month in February, MPR News is highlighting Black history throughout the state. From a fur ...

Democrats can’t ignore the Americans’ disillusionment with our political institutions. They need to offer a plausible and ...

Although the Center for Victims of Torture is headquartered in St. Paul, its services extend around the globe. The nonprofit ...

As a state, Minnesota's ability to fill the gap left by the freeze is "very limited," she added. A White House memo said the freeze would not affect Medicare or Social Security, but the web ...

Ken Martin, a well-connected state party chair, took over the Democratic National Committee as the party searches for ways to ...

Maria Gini was awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring.

Ken Martin, the head of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, was decisively elected chair of the Democratic National ...

Gov. Tim Walz displays the "trans refuge" bill after he signed it into law on Thursday morning in St. Paul. It was the first of three progressive priorities of the session: a ban on conversion ...

A slew of executive orders from President Donald Trump continued on Tuesday as the White House pushed an executive order to ...