A large and confident crowd at the Minnesota Republican election party Tuesday night was greeted with disappointment after Joe Biden won Minnesota, dashing President Donald Trump’s hopes of becoming the first Republican to carry the state since Richard Nixon in 1972.
President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden were locked in tight races in battleground states across the country Tuesday night as they concluded an epic campaign that will shape America’s response to the surging pandemic and foundational questions of economic fairness and racial justice.
The battle for control of the Senate tightened Tuesday after Democrats picked up a seat in Colorado, but suffered a setback in Alabama, and Republicans held their own in high-profile races in South Carolina, Texas and Kansas, narrowing the political map.
Voters in the community, including St. Thomas students, socially distanced at St. Thomas’ McNeely Hall and the Groveland Recreation Center in St. Paul as they voted in the 2020 election Tuesday. Reporter Scout Mason and photojournalist Emily Rudie have the story.
After a campaign marked by rancor and fear, Americans on Tuesday decide between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, selecting a leader to steer a nation battered by a surging pandemic that has killed more than 231,000 people, cost millions their jobs and reshaped daily life.
Many St. Thomas students have chosen to vote by mail instead of voting in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but for out-of-state students, that has always been the only option. Reporter Scout Mason has the story.
A University of Minnesota study found that an air purifier reduces PRCV concentration in the air, Hurricane Zeta is expected to landfall as a Category 2 hurricane and the time to vote is nearing. Photojournalist Grace Hahn has today’s News in :90.
Because of COVID-19, voters are encouraged to vote early, either in-person or by mail. Design Manager Maggie Stout shows where Minneapolis and St. Paul residents can vote early for the 2020 election.
17 Million Americans have voted ahead of the general election, a new testing program has started in Hawaii, and the Minnesota State Senate passed a 1.9 billion dollar construction package. Photojournalist Grace Hahn has today’s News in :90.
According to a recent NPR analysis, more than 550,000 ballots have been rejected in this year’s presidential primaries. While many Americans plan on voting by mail this presidential election, it is more prone to human error causing them to be rejected at higher rates than in-person votes. Design Manager Maggie Stout explains how to avoid common absentee ballot mistakes.
This year’s election will be different than any other with the particular responsibility placed on the U.S. Postal Service. Opinions Editor Maddie Peters argues that in order to have a fair and legal election, and to ensure the rights of voters, we have to support the USPS.
Wisconsinites vote in a presidential primary election amid pandemic, financial losses hit U.S. colleges, and St. Thomas students adjust to online learning and social distancing. Director Emily Haugen has today’s News in :90 from a distance.
The student turnout in the 2018 midterms was more than twice the rate of the 2014 midterms, but inconvenient voting processes have since hurt that higher number. Columnist Kayla Mayer argues some states are trying to suppress our voices.
University of St. Thomas Doctorate of Social Work student, ZaDonna Slay, was named one of 80 United State of Women Ambassadors. Ambassadors are trained to lead gender equity movements in their local communities. Reporter Emilie Cleveland has the story.
Along with electing city council members, Saint Paul residents voted on a garbage referendum to keep or remove Ordinance 18-39.
