By Madison McVan | Reporter
Good morning, Reformers.
Last night, a thousand people packed into First Avenue for a rally supporting Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan’s Senate campaign, headlined by Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Her primary opponent, Rep. Angie Craig, released another television ad this morning with appearances from supporters including state Sen. Judy Seeberger of Afton, state Sen. Ethan Cha of Woodbury and Minneapolis City Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw, among others.
As my colleague Max Nesterak put it, reporting from last night’s Flanagan rally with Reformer intern Ria Gupta:
“The contentious contest between Flanagan and Craig, which will be decided on Aug. 11, embodies the longstanding debate in the Democratic Party over how far left or right to move to win back voters after another bruising election that put President Trump back in the White House and gave Republicans control of Congress.
Their primary is attracting national funding in the fight for the future of the party and could be one of the most expensive in Minnesota history.”
As of Thursday, more than 37,000 people had already voted in the primary election.
Sen. Bernie Sanders pitched Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan as a progressive champion in her bid for Senate during a rally at First Avenue in Minneapolis on July 20, 2026. (Photo by Glen Stubbe/Minnesota Reformer)
By Madison McVan
A Trump-appointed federal judge on Monday tossed out a Department of Justice lawsuit that aimed to invalidate state and local “sanctuary” policies, which limit information-sharing and cooperation between local law enforcement agencies and immigration enforcement.
The lawsuit, filed in September, was one of at least 27 such cases filed against more than 20 cities, counties and states during the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term.
By Ashley Murray
Trump ordered 50% tariffs on several Canadian products Monday in response to what his administration describes as retaliatory restrictions on imports of American goods, including alcohol, dairy and automotives.
The administration clarified that these are not the “so-called wildfire tariffs” that U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber has called for. But: “The president has asked for options on that, and options are being shared with him.”.
By Tim Henderson
Seeking to stop a “flood” of court cases freeing immigrants from mandatory detention, the Trump administration is asking an appeals court to put three immigrants back in detention.
Rebecca Cassler, a senior litigation attorney with the American Immigration Council, which represents the three men, told Stateline the men were all pulled over in traffic stops, have no criminal record and have children who are U.S. citizens, and have each lived in the U.S. more than 10 years. They are subject to the Trump administration’s mandatory detention policy because they crossed a border illegally.
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