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Tyler Kistner and U.S Rep. Angie Craig. Photos: Courtesy of Kistner for Congress/Getty Images
Republican Tyler Kistner is launching a rematch bid against Democratic U.S. Rep. Angie Craig.
Driving the news: “Last election we were one of the closest elections in the country. Next election, we’re one of the top races in the country," Kistner said in an announcement video released to Axios.
Philonise Floyd, the brother of the late George Floyd, revealed on NBC's "Today" that President Biden called him and his family on Monday "to let us know he was praying for us and hoping everything would come out to be ok."
Driving the news: The jury in former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's murder trial is deliberating on Tuesday, after several weeks of witness presentations and arguments.
Protesters outside Hennepin County Government Center on the day of closing arguments. Photo: Christopher Mark Juhn/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Jurors in the Derek Chauvin trial resume deliberations Tuesday morning as the nation waits for a verdict.
The latest: The 12 jurors met behind closed doors for about three hours Monday before breaking for the night at 8pm.
As of Monday, the prosecution and defense have made their cases in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is charged with murdering George Floyd 11 months ago. Now the verdict is up to the jury.
Axios Re:Cap is joined by Axios Twin Cities reporter Nick Halter, who is on the ground, to discuss the highlights from the trial, the decision facing the jury, and what could happen when a verdict is released.
Barricades, security fencing and police officers protect the home of former Brooklyn Center police Officer Kimberly Potter on April 14 in Champlin, Minnesota. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images
The city of Champlin, Minn., has spent more than $9,000 to erect a security perimeter protecting the home of Kim Potter, the former police officer who fatally shot 20-year-old Daunte Wright.
What's happening: Photos posted to Twitter show cement barricades, fencing and officers stationed outside Potter's suburban Twin Cities home. She faces manslaughter charges in Wright's death.
National Guard soldiers posted on a street corner near downtown. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images
Minneapolis is waking up to images of an occupied city on Monday, as the city and the world await a verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial.
What it's like: Residents running errands, picking up dinner and heading to the dog park in recent days encountered heavily-armed National Guard troops stationed throughout the city.