The new leaders of Minnesota’s Republican Party want to make peace with anti-establishment activists heading into the 2026 ...

Minnesota’s Democratic Sen. Tina Smith announced Thursday that she will not seek reelection in 2026, a decision that could ...

Multiple people have either tossed their hat into the ring, or confirmed they are at least considering doing so, for the U.S.

Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith (D) will not run for reelection in 2026, opening up a seat in the solidly Democratic state, she ...

Minnesota U.S. Sen. Tina Smith's decision not to seek reelection is setting off a scramble by potential candidates in both major political parties to fill the seat ...

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan said Thursday she will run for the U.S. Senate in 2026, the first Democrat to jump into ...

Democrats can’t ignore the Americans’ disillusionment with our political institutions. They need to offer a plausible and ...

Friday at noon, MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst will speak with Republican U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber, from a northern ...

Smith is the second Democratic senator to announce their retirement ahead of the 2026 midterms, when the party wants to contend for the majority but faces obstacles.

Minnesota lawmakers failed to advance a mobile sports betting bill out of its initial committee Thursday, a major blow to ...