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 75 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.
Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar has been elected governor of Minnesota, becoming the state's first female governor. She defeated Republican Lisa Demuth in a race significantly influenced by a large-scale fraud scandal in state-run social services programs.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asAmy Klobuchar elected Minnesota’s first woman governor (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
Polls have opened across the United States for midterm elections, with a potential 'Blue Wave' threatening Republican control of Congress. President Trump made a final campaign address as his approval ratings hover near a record low.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asAs Election Day arrives, Democrats poised to see gains and pump brakes on Trump agenda (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
More than 34 million Americans have cast early ballots in the current midterm elections. This figure is on pace to surpass the early voting turnout of the 2022 midterms, according to data tracked by the UF Election Lab.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asEarly voting sets midterms record, breaking 2022 mark (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
Federal officials, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and FBI Director Kash Patel, announced a crackdown on fraud in Minnesota. Multiple law enforcement agencies executed warrants and raided locations across the Twin Cities.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asTrump officials travel to St. Cloud to announce arrests of allegedly fraudulent Medicaid providers (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
President Donald Trump's rally in Salina, Kansas, scheduled for Saturday has been cancelled. The Kansas Republican Party confirmed the cancellation five days before the November 3, 2026, Election Day.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asTrump cancels weekend Kansas rally 5 days ahead of election (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
President Donald Trump's efforts to gain control over election processes are leading to legal challenges. These cases could escalate to the U.S. Supreme Court, examining the boundaries of federal power in elections.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asCourts to decide fate of Trump’s latest push to control voting as Election Day nears (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
The Trump administration is on track to deport approximately 660,000 people in its past year, a 26% increase compared to the Biden administration's yearly average. Voluntary departures are at an all-time high, but most deported individuals have no criminal convictions.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asAnalysis: Trump deportations near 1M, but few are criminals (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Department of Homeland Security from conducting field operations to identify noncitizen voters in nine states. The order cites concerns that the department's efforts rely on flawed data that may include U.S. citizens.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asJudge blocks Homeland Security from conducting election-related sweeps in 9 states (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
Democrats and allied groups have filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and his administration. The suit, lodged in federal court in Washington D.C., accuses the administration of trying to interfere with the midterm elections and intimidate election officials.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asDems sue Trump, alleging election interference, as DOJ battles with California (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from former National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox, who challenged her dismissal by President Donald Trump. The court's decision upholds a lower court's ruling that validated Trump's executive authority in the firing.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asUS Supreme Court allows gender-affirming care for trans people in federal prisons (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
Control of 15 state legislative chambers is contested ahead of the November elections, according to a new analysis. Republicans are described as being on the defensive in the current midterm cycle.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asDemocrats could flip legislative chambers, break GOP supermajorities, analysis finds (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
The 'No Kings' coalition, previously known for anti-Trump demonstrations, organized nationwide events focused on voter turnout and early voting for the midterm elections. Organizers described the effort as nonpartisan, aiming to increase early voting numbers and train poll watchers.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asNo Kings shifts strategy from streets to the ballot box with early voting day of action (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
Federal authorities are investigating a series of suspicious letters containing an unidentified white powder sent to election and government officials across the United States. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is leading the inquiry into the connected incidents.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asMinnesota secretary of state office targeted amid probes into mailed election threats across US (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
A government report recommended that federal immigration officials ensure body cameras are uniformly activated when needed. Immigration and Customs Enforcement rejected this, citing privacy concerns with automatic activation. The report covered the period from February 2025 to September of this year.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asNonpartisan government watchdog recommends automated activation of ICE body cameras (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
A federal judge has ruled illegal the Trump administration's initiative to transfer sensitive voter data to the Department of Homeland Security. The decision, issued three weeks before Election Day, follows Justice Department actions pressuring states for this information.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asTrump pressed states for info on millions of voters in the midterms. It's mostly failed. (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
House Democrats are preparing a 100-day agenda focused on making life more affordable and investigating the Trump administration, should they win a majority in the midterm elections. Key proposals include reinstating ACA tax breaks and reversing Medicaid cuts.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asDemocrats aiming for control of Congress vow action on healthcare, cost of living, Iran war (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar announced she will move out of her D.C. residence after federal agents conducted a four‑to‑five‑hour search, seized 17 items and sparked safety concerns. The raid is linked to a fraud probe into her family’s immigration records.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asUS House Dem leaders condemn Homeland Security raid on home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
Backlash against data centers has become a flashpoint in state and federal races, with candidates backtracking on previous support. Voters in at least three dozen communities will consider ballot measures to ban the facilities.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asData center backlash set to sway midterm elections (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
The United States has recorded more than 4,080 confirmed measles cases this year, the highest number in decades. Pennsylvania accounts for over 25% of these cases, and New York has declared a state of emergency due to the outbreak.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asMeasles cases reach 4,080 for the year — the highest in decades (opens Minnesota Reformer in a new tab)
Voters are taking concerns about affordability to the polls in the midterm elections. Some are specifically blaming former President Donald Trump's tariffs for increased expenses, according to reports.
Minnesota Reformer reported it asVoters in midterm elections identify a culprit for rising cost of living: Trump’s tariffs (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
- 75
- Reports listed
- 76
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
76 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 8 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Minnesota Reformer ran the story anyway.
Across the 75 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 20 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 4 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 4 November 2026. Ratings pulled 8 October 2026.
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