Minnesota Reformer media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Minnesota Reformer one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Left; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left. We have seen it on 39 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Minnesota Reformer biased?
The rating organisations do not give Minnesota Reformer one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Left; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Minnesota Reformer left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Minnesota Reformer one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Left; Ad Fontes Media: Leans left; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is Minnesota Reformer reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Minnesota Reformer are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Minnesota Reformer has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Minnesota Reformer’s own report linked underneath.
A coalition of civil rights and union groups has filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from being deployed to polling locations. This is the second such legal challenge this month.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asTrump administration faces second lawsuit to block ICE agents at polls (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against Donald Trump's plan to significantly alter national mail-voting rules. Following the decision, voting rights groups announced a voter protection campaign, while the Department of Justice and Homeland Security pursue separate election-related investigations.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asWith vote-by-mail court fight settled, attention shifts to protections at the polls (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
A Pentagon Inspector General report estimates Iranian attacks caused $184 million in damage to U.S. diplomatic facilities in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. The report also details U.S. war costs and casualties.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asIran war cost tops $40B and billions more monthly, budget analysis finds (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
FBI Director Kash Patel declined to rule out sending agents to polling places on Election Day, telling senators he wasn’t certain the bureau is legally barred from doing so. Patel stated the FBI has agents in each field office devoted to addressing election crimes.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asFBI’s Patel dodges questions on election interference at rambunctious US Senate hearing (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
Both chambers of Congress are returning to Capitol Hill for a brief session before the midterm elections. The House will meet for one week, while the Senate will be in session for three weeks, leaving limited time for legislative action.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asCongress returns to session before midterms sprint, but no action expected on AI fears (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's request to enforce new U.S. Postal Service mail ballot regulations ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The court's order leaves in place a lower court injunction blocking the rules.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asUS Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
The Environmental Protection Agency is set to repeal rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from coal and natural gas power plants. Administrator Lee Zeldin stated the move could save billions for the industry and boost American energy.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asTrump EPA to strip greenhouse gas limits for power plants, a key Biden climate policy (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
An analysis from a Democratic-aligned voting rights group indicates that efforts to limit mail-in voting could disproportionately affect Democratic voters. This finding aligns with previous statements by Donald Trump regarding the partisan implications of mail-in voting.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asTrump plan to limit mail voting hinders Democrats more than GOP, analysis finds (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with an exhibit of artifacts. The display includes personal items from the day, presented openly due to fragility, as museum leadership navigates political criticism.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asFrustrations, remorse and pain surface on 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
A coalition of civil rights groups and voting rights advocates, along with the city of Denver, have filed a lawsuit to prevent the Trump administration from deploying immigration enforcement agents to polling places on Election Day. The suit argues federal law restricts such presence to repelling armed enemies.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asSuit challenges Trump administration move to allow some ICE presence at polling places (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
The Trump administration proposed changes to the U.S. census that would count only citizens and permanent residents, potentially excluding millions and reshaping political representation and federal funding. The changes could also eliminate demographic questions.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asTrump administration aims to exclude many noncitizens from the census (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
Over 250 current and former members of Congress have urged the US Supreme Court to deny a request to pause a ruling blocking parts of a USPS mail-in voting rule. They argue the rule and a related executive order unconstitutionally infringe on Congress's authority over federal elections.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asTrump doesn’t have the power to limit mail-in voting, lawmakers tell US Supreme Court (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
ICE officer Christian Castro has been federally charged with making false statements about the January shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis. Federal authorities had initially accused Sosa-Celis of assaulting an officer, but dropped charges after video evidence emerged.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asReport: Feds charge ICE agent Christian Castro in connection with Minneapolis shooting (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to reject a federal judge's order that halts new rules for mail-in voting. The appeal comes as North Carolina prepares to send out mail ballots, with a whistleblower report warning the new rules could prevent millions of ballots from being sent.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asUS Supreme Court again urged to permit Trump vote-by-mail restrictions (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
A whistleblower has raised alarms about a new U.S. Postal Service system designed to verify mail ballots, alleging it is being developed with inadequate testing and a rushed timeline. The system, intended to comply with a Trump executive order, could lead to the rejection of large numbers of ballots.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asUSPS whistleblower predicts ‘catastrophic’ effect on elections under Trump vote-by-mail order (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
The Trump administration is appealing a judge's decision that blocked an executive order limiting mail voting before the midterm elections. The order could allow the Postal Service to refuse ballots from states not submitting eligible voter lists or following a uniform envelope style.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asJudge calls Trump mail ballot rule 'substantively unconstitutional' as court battle extends (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
A federal judge has paused a lawsuit aiming to overturn the FDA's approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. The case will not proceed until at least December 1, following a request from the Department of Justice.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asFederal judge pauses case on mifepristone access until after midterm elections (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
A federal judge has authorized involuntary feeding and medical treatment for Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who is jailed on charges of shooting two National Guard troops. Lakanwal was hospitalized in July after he stopped eating, and the order allows medical staff to provide nutrition against his will.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asJudge rules Justice Department can force-feed defendant in National Guard shooting (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
With fewer than 70 days until the U.S. midterm elections, Democrats are positioned to regain control of the House of Representatives. Republicans are contending with several challenges that are narrowing their path to retaining their majority.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asGOP path to retaining US House majority narrowing as midterms near (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
The Trump administration is implementing new regulations that extend beyond border enforcement, targeting immigrants through measures like limiting tax credit refunds and requiring English proficiency for truck drivers.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asTrump has widened scope of anti-immigrant policy in second term (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
Who says so
3 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
Very high factuality
Who owns it
- States NewsroomIndependentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
- Official site
- minnesotareformer.com
- Seen publishing on
- minnesotareformer.com
- Access
- Free to read
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 39
- Reports listed
- 40
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
40 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 6 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Minnesota Reformer ran the story anyway.
Across the 39 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Minnesota Reformer: its report arrived a median of 13 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 20 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 20 September 2026. Ratings pulled 8 September 2026.
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