Political News

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

Graves Ad Attacks Bachmann On Closed Paper Mill

Democrat Jim Graves is attacking Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann with a new TV ad featuring workers who lost their jobs at a Sartell paper mill.   Read More

Jobs Bill For Vets Bogs Down In Senate

The Senate has blocked legislation that would have established a $1 billion jobs program putting veterans back to work tending to the country's federal lands and bolstering local police and fire departments.  Read More

Online Tool Shows Ballot Before Election Day

Voters in Minnesota can log on and take a look at their ballot before election day.  Read More

Romney Refocuses As Obama Decries 'Victim' Claim

Mitt Romney and Barack Obama are moving the presidential campaign back to familiar ground, grappling over the proper role of government in a debate where clumsy, seemingly dismissive statements have made both men susceptible to caricature.  Read More

Klobuchar, Bills Debate US Debt In Duluth

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Republican challenger Kurt Bills argued in a debate Tuesday about how to attack the mounting federal debt.   Read More

Carney: Presidents Must Represent All Americans

White House spokesman Jay Carney says the president of the United States is the president of all the people, not just those who voted for him.  Read More

Romney: 'Victims' Comment Not Elegantly Stated

Republican Mitt Romney says a video clip in which he called nearly half of Americans "victims" was "not elegantly stated'' and was "spoken off the cuff."  Read More

Romney Makes Fresh Appeal To Latino Voters

Republican Mitt Romney is making a fresh appeal to Latino voters and trying to cut into President Barack Obama's advantage with a key portion of the electorate.  Read More

Obama Touts New Auto Case Against China

President Barack Obama says when it comes to unfair Chinese auto subsidies, he's fighting back — but Mitt Romney's mostly talk.  Read More