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In June, weeks after George Floyd was killed by the police, a veto-proof majority of the Minneapolis City Council expressed support for dismantling the city’s police department.

The councilors’ pledges to “abolish,” “dismantle” and “end policing as we know it” changed the local and national conversation about the police.

President Trump has wielded this decision and law-and-order arguments...

This isn’t a protest anymore, this is an insurrection. In this episode I address the protests which have been hijacked and have now evolved into an insurrection. News Picks: Despite claims otherwise, most of those arrested are residents of Minnesota. Despite media claims otherwise most of the rioters and agitators are leftists. Disgusting. Celebrities are donating to bail out looters and rioters. These riots...

In this episode, I debunk the media hysteria and lying about the crisis and the panic it is causing. I also address a troubling tweet by a college professor concerned about “right-wing” websites. Finally, I discuss positive news about this key swing state and the 2020 election. News Picks: The awful Democrats block the passage of the Wuhan Virus bill. Did the NSA bust...

Joe Biden topped the polls in eight states on Super Tuesday. Bernie Sanders lead in four states, including California. Young and Latino voters overwhelming prefer Sanders. Older and black voters generally side with Biden.

Bernie Sanders narrowly won the New Hampshire Democratic primary. The state's electorate is considerably older and whiter than that of the nearly all of the remaining contests. Despite this result, both candidates face an uphill climb to the nomination.

In a second day of attacks, President Trump said that four Democratic congresswomen hated the United States and were free to leave the country. The lawmakers — Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Ayanna S. Pressley of Massachusetts and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan — said they refused to be silenced. Guest: Julie Hirschfeld Davis, who covers Congress for The New...

In an ongoing series, the NPR Politics Podcast is hitting the road and interviewing 2020 Democratic presidential candidates. In this episode, Tamara Keith and New Hampshire Public Radio's Josh Rogers sit down with Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar to ask about why she's the best pick for president. This series is produced in collaboration with NHPR and Iowa Public Radio.

HBO and The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Cousin Sal after watching a long day of football together, to discuss the Minnesota Timberwolves trading Jimmy Butler to the Philadelphia 76ers, the Cowboys squeaking past the Eagles, the Titans beat-down on the Patriots, and the Steelers' hot-streakbefore guessing the NFL lines for week 11. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To understand the divisions that define this year’s midterm elections, you have to go back to the midterm elections of 1994. We look at the moment when exploiting differences of opinion became a winning political strategy. Guests: Jennifer Senior, an Opinion columnist for The New York Times, speaks to Vin Weber, a former Republican congressman from Minnesota. For more information on today’s episode, visit...

Tuesday's elections in four states produced some noteworthy results. It was a big night for Democratic diversity. Keith Ellison's nomination shows signs of a new era for the #MeToo movement.