John Kline

CaringBridge founder Sona Mehring is running for Congress, needs Twitter spellchecker

Sona Mehring founded CaringBridge, a social networking site designed to facilitate communication from sick or hospitalized people to their family and friends.SEE ALSO: John Kline hosting fundraiser for "anti-abortion zealot with running tab at Planned Parenthood" She recently resigned from the compa ... More >>

John Kline gave $4,000 to Scott DesJarlais in October, but won't publicly support him now

Tomorrow, Minnesota U.S. Rep. John Kline is hosting a fundraiser for sex scandal-embattled Tennessee U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais.THE BACKSTORY: John Kline hosting fundraiser for "anti-abortion zealot with running tab at Planned Parenthood"Kline won't be attending the event and his spokesman won't say ... More >>

John Kline hosting fundraiser for "anti-abortion zealot with running tab at Planned Parenthood"

U.S. Rep. John Kline is under fire for hosting a fundraiser for embattled Tennessee U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais. Kline's office says he won't be attending the event.SEE ALSO: GOP Reps. Erik Paulsen and John Kline taking heat for supporting "forcible rape" language In our recent cover feature about th ... More >>

GOP Reps. Erik Paulsen and John Kline taking heat for supporting "forcible rape" language

SEE ALSO:-- Todd Akin's "legitimate rape" belief likely stems from University of Minnesota paper-- Iowa Rep. Steve King: Another GOPer hopelessly out of touch about rape, conception [VIDEO]Republican U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin's troubling "legitimate rape" comments have created an opening for D ... More >>

Minnesotans have third-highest well-being, Gallup finds

​Gallup-Healthways just released its in-depth state-by-state 2011 Well-Being Index, and relatively speaking, us Minnesotans are doing well both physically and mentally.Minnesota ranks third out of all states in the overall well-being category, behind Hawaii (first) and... NoDak. We have top honors ... More >>

John Kline confuses constituents, goes off-message in saying there's no need for Congress insider trading ban [VIDEO]

​In response to a question about Tim Walz's bill that would ban insider trading by members of Congress, U.S. Rep John Kline, R-Lakeville, adamantly told his constituents during a Monday town hall event in Shakopee that insider trading "is just as illegal for me as it is for anybody in this room."T ... More >>

Protesters blast Wells Fargo bonuses, political donations [VIDEO]

Protesters decried big bonuses paid to Wells Fargo executives​About 40 protesters marched from Occupy MN's "People's Plaza" to the Wells Fargo center this morning to blast the bank. The protesters were accompanied by Michele Bachmann, John Kline and Erik Paulsen imitators, who stood behind th ... More >>

Protesters stage sit-ins at congressional offices, demand meetings over economy

Michele Bachmann's office has protesters in it​Minnesotans representing the 99% are staging sit-ins at their congressional representatives' offices in Washington. The protesters arrived at the offices of Michele Bachmann, Chip Cravaack, John Kline, and Erik Paulsen earlier this morning to dem ... More >>

John Kline is addicted to voting in Congress

Jonh Kline has a perfect attendance record. Total nerd, right?​Congressman John Kline sure has a funny way of being a U.S. Representative. Kline has taken a bizarre approach to his job, as unveiled yesterday by the New York Times. It seems that Kline and several other members of congress have repe ... More >>

Carver County Republican Party not very good at this whole "fundraiser" business

Carver County Republican Party: Not very good at politics.​There won't be a Carver County Republican Party fundraiser this evening. The GOP's original plan was to auction off access to state legislators and US congressmen this afternoon at the Minnesota Horse and Hunt Club. City Pages reported on ... More >>

Republican House redistricting map means more safe seats, "isn't about politics"

Rep. Sarah Anderson: It's not about politics. Seriously. It isn't.​Few people seriously believe Republican Rep. Sarah Anderson when she insists that the GOP's congressional redistricting plan "isn't about politics." The Republicans' proposed map unveiled in St. Paul yesterday is clearly redra ... More >>

Minnesota's for-profit schools still cashing in on student debt

j.o.h.n. walkerCongratulations, debt slaves!​How can you tell when a college or university is taking advantage of its students? When the school is better at signing them up for student loans than it is at preparing them for the job market. By that test, some Minnesota schools aren't doing so well ... More >>

Congress reconsiders rape redefinition bill supported by Bachmann, Kline, Cravaack and Peterson

Ok, ok! Rape is rape.​Maybe they were just trying to get a rise out of us? Legislators are backing off the move we told you about last week that would have narrowed the cases in which victims of rape would be eligible for publicly funded abortions. Minnesota representatives supported the bil ... More >>

Bachmann, Kline, and Cravaak want to redefine rape because of abortion funding

Congress wants to exclude protection for victims of non-"forcible rape."​They ran for office talking about jobs and the economy, but some of Minnesota's Republican congressional reps are wading right in to one of the ugliest corners of the culture wars. Minnesota representatives Michele Bachmann, ... More >>

Bachmann's health care repeal effort could add $230B to the deficit [UPDATE]

​A Congressional Budget Office analysis says the health care reform repeal backed by Minnesota Reps. Michele Bachmann, John Kline and Chip Cravaack would boost the federal deficit by $230 billion over the next 10 years and leave 32 million more Americans uninsured. Wait. Didn't they all just win ... More >>

Michele Bachmann dismantles health care on Twitter [UPDATE]

​It's a legislative move guaranteed to warm the hearts of teabaggers: Michele Bachmann is all set to vote in favor of repealing health care reform on Jan. 12. She said so on Twitter. That might mean that her first major legislative victory is to dismantle another major piece of legislation ... More >>

John Kline wants to kill for-profit education reform

Rep. John Kline: No new oversight on my watch.​When we told you about the problems plaguing the for-profit education industry in our cover story November, there was still a glimmer of hope: the Senate was considering stricter regulations to stop shoveling federal money to schools that care more ab ... More >>

Target kept on giving to anti-gay politicians after Emmer fiasco

mmtzjr69out​The dust has settled in the wake of the 2010 elections, and the hot white glare on Target's controversial support for anti-gay Republican Tom Emmer's gubernatorial campaign has faded. But FEC records show that the Target political action committee kept up its donations to anti-ga ... More >>

DADT passes House with help from Walz, Ellison, McCollum and Oberstar

Tim Walz speaks out in favor of repealing DADT.​The repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" has passed the U.S. House of Representatives. Gay folk are one step closer to being able to serve their country in the military openly. Minnesota Democrats Keith Ellison, Betty McCollum, Jim Oberstar and Tim ... More >>

Luke Hellier Out, Andy Post and Ryan Lyk in at Minnesota Democrats Exposed

Former John Kline staffer Andy Post is one of two new bloggers for MDE.​Right-wing watchdog website Minnesota Democrats Exposed has two new voices as of this week. University of Minnesota alumnus Andy Post and Ryan Lyk, currently a student at U of M-Duluth, took over the blog yesterday, succe ... More >>

Jim Oberstar loses to Chip Cravaack in CD8

The race up north.​By the time we cut out early this morning, the Republicans were on their way to historic sweep in the House of Representatives, tossing out Democrats by the fistful. But  as the dust settled in seven out of the eight Minnesota congressional races, exactly nothing changed. ... More >>

John Kline and Erik Paulsen turn up noses at Michele Bachmann's tea

Bachmann hasn't yet convinced Kline and Paulsen to drink the tea ​Tea for thee? As of 9:30 a.m. today, no other member of the House of Representatives from Minnesota has signed on as a member Michele Bachmann's Tea Party Caucus, the official "receptacle" of people pissed off that democratic e ... More >>

Bachmann slams Obama on BP, so we follow the money

Photo: USCG/FlickrDeepwater Horizon's fiery demise​Rep. Michele Bachmann got her crazy on again this week, lobbing a factually-challenged verbal assault on the president for persuading BP to establish a $20 billion independent escrow account to administer claims against the oil giant for its d ... More >>

Tim Pawlenty and GOP minority in Legislature thwarted in challenge to health care reform

The minority Republicans are licking their wounds and figuring out what to do next.

Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann, Tim Pawlenty and Mitt Romney together in April

Teabaggers take note: There's going to be flood of red-meat Rublicanism in Minnesota come springtime.

Mahamoud Wardere will challenge Rep. John Kline in District 2

Wardere found himself in hot water last Election Day when, while working as a translator, he was accused of interfering with voters.

Bachmann, Kline keeping the atheists at bay

It's important to keep one's priorities straight when fighting a war and struggling through a recession.

Minn. Republicans, Blue Dogs stand up against Obama health care plan

Republicans and some Democrats spoke out this weekend against the plan, citing lack of details or unease with the public option.

Kline will single-handedly protect kids from Obama's socialist indoctrination

Of course Obama is going to get all evil-eyed, play some Raffi (do kids still listen to that crap?) and convince them to join his socialist movement. Why wouldn't you be afraid?

Minnesota's U.S. House earmark requests available online

All Minnesota U.S. House members posted their requests on their site, except Rep. Michele Bachmann, according to watchdog group Taxpayers for Common Sense. She is one of 71 members who has yet to post the data on their site.

Bachmann and Kline: Keep GITMO detainees away from Minn.

Reps. John Kline and Michele Bachmann introduced legislation Monday that would ban the feds from sending Guantanamo Bay detainees to Minnesota.

National Journal: McCollum has most liberal voting record of 2008

How did the others in the Minnesota delegation stack up?

How Minnesota voted: House stimulus package revised

The U.S. House passed the revised $787 billion stimulus package today with a 246-183 vote.

How Minnesota voted: House stimulus package

The U.S. House passed their version of the $819 billion stimulus bill 244-188 on Wednesday. The bill passed without a single Republican vote.

Besides Obama, Minn. Democrats didn't make any strides

How does the Star Tribune Ed Board interview candidates?

Five others in the Minn. delegation have property vandalized

Richest Minnesotans keep political campaigns rolling

U.S. House passes bailout plan on second try

Bailout package: How the Minnesota delegation voted

Breakfast of Champions: 1/25

Iraq War veteran challenges Kline

They Only Come Out at Night

Election Leftovers 2006: outtakes from an evening of politico galas

Pioneer Press corrects Kline endorsement

Bush backlash: the Rowley upswing

8/16 Morning Communiqué

Assume the Crash Position

With a new bill, Northwest puts Wall Street in first class and throws its retiring workers in steerage

How Green Was My Congressman?

Rowley Blows Whistle on Herself

The Long Shot and the Colonel

The DFL picked neophyte Teresa Daly to unseat Bush lapdog John Kline in the conservative Second District. Does she even have a chance?