As a lawmaker from Faribault in southern Minnesota, Sen. John Jasinski is familiar with the often-plodding commute to the Capitol in St. Paul — especially when traffic is stalled behind a conga line ...

It was a busy week in Washington for representatives and senators representing Johnson County at the U.S. Capitol.

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

The 2026 campaign for Minnesota governor will start to take shape over the next several months as Gov. Tim Walz weighs ...

- A briefcase of a census taker is seen as she knocks on the door of a residence, Aug. 11, 2020, in Winter Park, Fla. (AP ...

Until recently, the biggest hurdle for legalization was a disagreement over tribal exclusivity. The conversation has shifted ...

On Thursday, Democratic Members of Congress, along with national labor leaders representing veterans, Department of Veterans ...

Minnesota, says she’d been considering not running for reelection for some time, but not because of the current political ...

Both U.S. Senators from Minnesota visited the U on Thursday, after a judge temporarily blocked the White House's limits on ...

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is seeking a higher office. After Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith announced that she will not be ...

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