Politics / Elections

Minnesota U.S. Senate Candidate In Quarantine

EAGAN, Minn. — U.S. Senate candidate Jason Lewis is in quarantine and getting tested again for COVID-19. A campaign spokesperson says the former Minnesota congressman was in contact with a person who has tested positive for the virus. They say Lewis is feeling fine and has no symptoms. All campaign staffers who were in contact with Lewis since Monday are…

Peterson and Fischbach debate agriculture and coronavirus

Courtesy: Prairie PublicFARGO, N.D. – Congressman Collin Peterson and former Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Michelle Fischbach share why they should represent the western part of the state in Washington. Peterson touted his work chairing the House Agriculture Committee including passing a farm bill and USMCA. Fischbach believes Congress should work on improving the economy which has been hit hard by the…

President calls for stimulus negotiations to stop until after Election Day

WASHINGTON – (CNN) President Donald Trump has ordered his negotiators to halt talks over a new stimulus package, after the two sides have struggled for months to reach a deal. “I have instructed my representatives to stop negotiating until after the election when, immediately after I win, we will pass a major Stimulus Bill that focuses on hardworking Americans and…

Push for mask mandate in Fargo fails

FARGO, N.D. – The debate to enact a mask mandate in Fargo is struck down. City Commissioners voted 3-2 against Commissioner John Strand’s proposal to have the measure’s first reading to be held at a meeting in two weeks. Strand and Commissioner Arlette Preston voted in favor. Mayor Dr. Tim Mahoney and Commissioners Dave Piepkorn and Tony Gehrig voted against…

President Trump expected to leave Walter Reed Medical Center

BETHESDA, M.D. – President Donald Trump’s medical team says the president “may not entirely be out of the woods yet” as he heads back home to the White House. Dr. Sean Conley, the president’s physician, delivered an update on the president’s health Monday. Earlier, Trump tweeted that he would be leaving Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Monday evening…

WATCH: White House doctors update President Trump’s condition

President Donald J. Trump's medical team provides an update on his condition outside of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after the president tweeted that he will be discharged Monday evening and will return to the White House. https://fxn.ws/2SuZCeE Posted by Fox News on Monday, October 5, 2020 BETHESDA, Md. (AP) – President Donald Trump is hoping for a Monday…

House Minority Leader & Other Top Minnesota Republicans Test Negative for COVID-19

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota House Minority Leader Kurt Daudt reports he has tested negative for COVID-19 after his encounter with President Trump this week. Daudt was part of a group of Republican leaders who met with the president as he made a stop in the Twin Cities on Wednesday before heading north for a rally in Duluth. Senate Majority…

Doctors give update on President Trump’s health

President Donald J. Trump's medical team provides an update on his condition outside of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Posted by Fox News on Sunday, October 4, 2020   BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s hospitalization stretched into a third day on Sunday as he and his health team sought to clarify contradictory statements and confusion from the…