| Minnesota Senate Republicans ousted a Walz Cabinet member. While their attempt to end Gov. Walz’s peacetime emergency order failed in the third special session of the summer, Republicans in the Senate voted to fire one of the governor’s commissioners, Labor Commissioner Nancy Leppink. Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka accused Leppink of being hostile to businesses with regulation. Walz said Leppink did not deserve what Republicans did to her. Round 2 of pandemic election is coming: Will voting be safer in November? A global health pandemic means it’s a challenging time to be a voter. On top of public health concerns over the virus’ spread, President Trump has made false allegations about mail-in ballots , and his campaign is trying to stop expanding mail-in voting ahead of the November election. At 9 a.m. today on MPR News, host Kerri Miller will be joined by two voting experts to talk about voting by mail, voter safety in a pandemic and voter suppression efforts. By the numbers: How Ilhan Omar won An MPR News analysis of the results shows Omar did better than her 2018 primary almost everywhere in the 5th District, which covers Minneapolis and its western and northern suburbs. Out of 234 precincts with results in both elections, Omar did better in 214 and worse in 20, as of Wednesday afternoon. See MPR News reporter David Montgomery's full analysis.
Radical or moderate? Trump paints Democratic ticket as both Via the AP: "An overzealous prosecutor trying to hide her crime-fighting past — who is also weak on crime. The most radical pick for vice president ever — but too moderate to energize progressive Democrats. President Donald Trump's campaign is struggling to define California Sen. Kamala Harris, the newly announced running mate for Democratic rival Joe Biden. And without a clear message, Trump has reverted to his usual playbook, resorting to sexist and racist attacks. He has repeatedly called Harris “nasty” and has leaned into appeals that appear stuck in a fictionalized version of the 1950s."
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