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"Outside" spending soars in Minnesota Congressional races

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett speaks during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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At Issue: Oct. 25 — Margins narrowing in Minnesota races, one-on-one with Jason Lewis

At Issue: Full interview with GOP Senate candidate Jason Lewis

Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Jason Lewis is confident in his chances in winning – and it’s largely because he’s confident in President Donald Trump’s chances here in Minnesota...

Lewis deflects questions about women, defends backing Trump on pandemic response

Lewis also recognizes he's hitched his campaign to that of President Trump and will likely rise or fall with him. He has no second thoughts about defending how the president has handled the coronavirus pandemic ...

KSTP TRUTH TEST: Attack on Fischbach misleads

Minnesota's 7th Congressional District is by far the most expensive in Minnesota in both candidate spending and outside spending. TV ads are suddenly flooding the airwaves attacking both Democratic incumbent Collin Peterson and Republican challenger Michelle Fischbach ...

Former Minnesota Lt. Gov. Michelle Fischbach

KSTP/SurveyUSA poll: Biden lead narrows slightly in Minnesota

Former Vice President Joe Biden has a six-point lead over President Donald Trump in Minnesota, 48% to 42%, according to our exclusive new KSTP/SurveyUSA poll ...

LEFT: Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden boards his campaign plane at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in Morrisville, N.C., Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, en route to Wilmington, Del. RIGHT: President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, in Janesville, Wis.

Public transit ridership off the rails during COVID-19 pandemic

Look no further than the North Star commuter rail line for proof. According to Metro Transit, ridership is down 96% since last March when the pandemic was declared. To put that into perspective: in April 2019, there were 65,532 riders. In April 2020, the number of riders plunged to 1,352— a 97.9% decrease...

At Issue: Oct. 18 — Legislature passes bonding bill, interview with Sen. Tina Smith

This week on “At Issue,” we look at the Legislature’s ability to pass the so-called “bonding bill” in a bipartisan fashion. But that didn’t stop Republicans from trying to rescind Gov. Tim Walz’s peacetime emergency power, which was first instituted in March ...

At Issue: Full interview with US Sen. Tina Smith

The way President Donald Trump to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have handled the government’s response to the pandemic and the nomination of a new Supreme Court justice is drawing the ire of Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith ...

Sen. Smith won't say if she supports or opposes 'court packing'

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has repeatedly declined to say whether he would support such a plan ...

FILE - U.S. Sen. Tina Smith listens to business owners in St. Paul's Midway neighborhood on Saturday, June 13, 2020.

At Issue: Oct. 11 — Latest KSTP/SurveyUSA polls show Biden, Smith favored to win in Minnesota

The race between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden hasn’t tightened much, our exclusive KSTP/SurveyUSA Poll shows. But one bright spot for Republicans: Jason Lewis has narrowed the gap between him and Democrat U.S. Sen. Tina Smith ...

At Issue: Oct. 4 — President Trump's protocols after testing positive of COVID-19

This week on “At Issue,” we run through the timeline of the President’s arrival in Minnesota, but we also take a look at the protocols put in place around the President...

At Issue: Sept. 27 — Pence looks into Minnesota's denied federal assistance, Gov. Walz request support to rebuild Twin Cities

Vice President Mike Pence says he’ll look into why Minnesota was denied federal assistance after the unrest following the death of George Floyd. Gov. Tim Walz requested support to help the Twin Cities rebuild after looting, arson and other rioting destroyed businesses in early June...

TRUTH TEST: Does Trump plan to eliminate Social Security? No.

Presidential candidates have been accusing each other of being a threat to Social Security for several decades. Yet the Social Security system remains in place. A TV ad from the campaign of Democratic nominee Joe Biden says Social Security will be eliminated in 2023 under a plan by President Donald Trump ...

At Issue: Sept. 20 — Trump, Biden visit Minnesota; reflecting on show's 20th anniversary

For the first time in history, two presidential candidates campaigned in Minnesota on the same day — and it came as news surfaced about the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ...

At Issue: Show celebrates 20 years of Minnesota politics and players

Through those 20 years, “At Issue” and its host Tom Hauser have provided insight and analysis rarely found in other parts of the country ...

Minnesota highway, transit projects getting millions in federal funding

Two major Minnesota highway construction projects will receive millions in federal funding after having success in a competitive bidding process involving projects across the country...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao.

At Issue: Sept. 13 — Legislature convenes for special session; new poll shows Biden ahead among Minnesota voters

This week on “At Issue,” the DFL-controlled House allowed Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, to extend his peacetime emergency powers for another 30 days while the Republican-controlled Senate removed another one of the governor’s cabinet members ...

KSTP/SurveyUSA: Joe Biden leads President Trump, but race in single digits

President Donald Trump likes to say if he had campaigned in Minnesota one more time in 2016 he would have beaten Hillary Clinton here. Instead, Clinton narrowly defeated Trump in Minnesota even though she didn't campaign here even once...

From left, Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event in Wilmington, Del; President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Tulsa, Okla., Saturday, June 20, 2020.

House DFL fundraiser canceled over concerns about candidate

Thompson has not responded to requests for interviews from 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS. He reportedly has received death threats since the Hugo event last month. Thompson apologized for his behavior on his campaign Facebook page but has given no indication he will drop out of the race ...

DFL House candidate John Thompson, right, gives a speech at a Black Lives Matter rally Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, outside Minneapolis Police Federation President Bob Kroll's home in Hugo.

At Issue: Sept. 6 — Peacetime emergency negotiations, election season heats up

With Minnesotans expected to travel during the Labor Day weekend, the governor warned residents to be vigilant as cases continue to rise. This message comes even as deaths — obviously the worst-case scenario — are largely trending downward throughout the state ...

At Issue: Full interview with DNC Chair Tom Perez

Democrats hoping to unseat a sitting president will need to keep Minnesota blue in November and Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez says the party isn't taking the state for granted...

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