Videos
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Angie Craig, Peggy Flanagan address ag’s immigrant workforce
At Minnesota Farm Fest 2026, the state’s annual agriculture convention, Minnesota’s Democratic candidates for US Senate—US Rep Angie Craig and MN Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan—addressed how they would handle the labor shortage issue for farmers.
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We asked a GOP Senate candidate why he kept bringing up trans people at an ag policy forum
Royce White, former NBA player and a GOP candidate for Minnesota’s next US Senator, attempted to explain to reporter Ashley Walker why he brought up transgender people repeatedly during an agriculture policy forum on Aug. 5. The forum took place at Farm Fest, the state’s annual agriculture convention.
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Senator Amy Klobuchar makes her pitch to Minnesota farmers
Minnesota gubernatorial candidate and US Sen. Amy Klobuchar made her case to farmers and agriculture workers while criticizing her Republican opponents Aug. 5 at Farm Fest, the state’s annual agricultural convention. “We know there are headwinds, but they cannot be an excuse. I’m going to transform this state government,” she said.
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What Minnesota’s governor candidates have to say on federal immigration enforcement
Minnesota’s gubernatorial candidates addressed how they would lead the state should a situation like Operation Metro Surge happen again during Farm Fest, the state’s annual agriculture convention. GOP and DFL candidates had very different answers on ICE and federal immigration enforcement, sparking reactions from the audience.
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Leaked Todd Blanche audio reveals plans to target abortion access in every state
Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith shared leaked audio of Acting Attorney General and AG nominee Todd Blanche revealing plans to restrict abortion access nationwide. Smith says the effort could target abortion medication even in states where abortion rights are protected, contradicting the administration’s stated position that abortion policy should be left to the states. The Justice…
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Mike Lindell calls the conduct of the MN GOP chairman, the state GOP Party, ‘disgusting’
Mike Lindell, the Trump-endorsed GOP candidate for Minnesota governor, called the conduct of the state’s GOP party and its chairman Alex Plechash “disgusting.” This was Lindell’s response to reporter Ashley Walker’s question about the MN DFL’s questioning of his voting eligibility in the state, and the MN GOP’s attempts to get him off the ballot.
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GOP congresswoman booed for blaming the Biden administration for making ‘zero’ trade deals
At Minnesota Farm Fest, the annual agriculture convention, Republican US Rep. Michelle Fischbach was loudly booed by the crowd while answering questions during the congressional candidate forum on Aug. 3. Fischbach answered a question about whether Congress should have a bigger role in determining tariffs. Instead of answering the question outright, she blamed the Biden…
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Sen. Smith shares reality of Trump’s deportation agenda
“A system that penalizes people for following its own rules is fundamentally broken.” Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) delivered an impassioned critique of President Trump’s mass deportation agenda, arguing that it targets not only undocumented immigrants but also people who are trying to follow the law and comply with the immigration system.
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Congressional candidate Trina Swanson says we need to crackdown on Republican state fraud too
Trina Swanson, DFL candidate for Minnesota’s eighth congressional district, answered questions alongside other congressional candidates at Minnesota Farm Fest, the state’s annual agriculture convention. Swanson said all fraud is bad, but said Republicans look the other way when it happens in red states, like when President Trump pardoned convicted Medicaid fraudster Philip Esformes in Florida.
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US Rep. Tom Emmer a no-show at Minnesota Farm Fest, Pete Stauber says he’s fighting for his life
Doug Chapin, the DFL-backed congressional candidate for Minnesota’s sixth district, criticized his opponent, incumbent Republican Tom Emmer, for being a no-show to the candidate forum at Minnesota Farm Fest, the state’s annual agriculture convention. Chapin said constituents want a member of Congress who will show up. CD-8 Rep. Pete Stauber lit into Chapin for bringing…
