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a primary edition of fox news at night. and breaking tonight, the former president now two for two, winning both iowa and anew hampshire, and no candidate has ever won both without also winning the nomination, and yet nikki haley says new hampshire is the start and not the finish, vowing to keep the campaign running, and to her credit, she beat expectations coming in about ten points of donald trump. were live in bedford, is newhalfshire on how the president reacted. >> we headed bac...

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Former North Dakota U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, a Democrat, and former North Dakota Gov. Ed Schafer, a Republican, encourage people to break out of a cycle of cultural divisions to work toward bipartisan civil discourse.

Braver Angels’ “Reduce the Rancor, Minnesota” campaign aims to reduce political polarization by providing ways to help people have hard conversations.

Author Monica Guzman says she’s the proud, liberal daughter of conservative parents. She wrote a book about how she navigates challenging political discussions — and how the rest of us can use the same techniques to preserve important relationships.

Late last month, the St. Paul City Council was at an impasse over a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. But then last week, they passed one unanimously, calling for a quote “immediate and permanent mutual cease-fire.” MPR News Correspondent Catharine Richert sat down with council members Cheniqua Johnson and Rebecca Noecker to find out how the council found common ground.

Minnesota Public Radio and Braver Angels are inviting people on both sides of the political spectrum to explore how polarization affects our communities and our families and what we can

The northern Minnesota town has long been the epicenter of the state’s conflict around mining and the environment. Now, though, there’s a renewed effort in Ely to restart a civil discussion around long-standing divisions.

This election season MPR News is bringing you Talking Sense, an online and in-person platform to help you have difficult conversations, despite political differences.

ELY- There was a nearly full house last Thursday, Jan. 18, as the newly-formed Ely chapter of Braver Angels held its first workshop at the Ely Senior Center. Braver Angels is a national organization …