Political News

Clinton: Wealthy Worldwide Should Pay More Taxes

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she wants foreign countries to make elite citizens pay their fair share of taxes.  Read More

Economy Motivating Voters In Minnesota

The majority of Minnesotans who were asked say the economy and jobs are the primary issues that will drive their vote on election day.  Read More

Vote Early: Skip The Lines, Maybe The Debates, Too

Some Americans are already voting, even though Election Day is more than a month away. Early voting by mail is under way in two dozen states, with more to come.  Read More

Poll Shows Support For Minn. Photo ID Amendment

A new Star Tribune Minnesota Poll shows that Minnesotans tend to favor a constitutional change that would require voters to show government-issued photo IDs before casting ballots.   Read More

Romney, Ryan To Release Summaries Of Health

Mitt Romney's presidential campaign says it will release a summary of his and running mate Paul Ryan's health records.  Read More

Romney Tries To Seize Mantle Of Change

Now it's Mitt Romney who wants to be the candidate of change.  Read More

46 Days Out, Absentee Voting Begins In Minnesota

Absentee voting begins Friday for Minnesota voters who can't make it to the polls on Election Day, which is 46 days away.   Read More

GOP's Bachmann Goes After Dem Rival In 1st TV ad

Republican Representative Michele Bachmann paints Democratic challenger Jim Graves as a big spender in her first TV ad of the year in Minnesota's 6th District.   Read More

Who Are Mitt Romney's 47 Percent?

Who are the "forty-seven percent of Americans" who Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says pay no income taxes?  Read More

Pawlenty Is The Financial Services Roundtable CEO

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has been named CEO of the Financial Services Roundtable, a Wall Street lobbying group.  Read More