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 ...

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

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

As the longest-serving Senate leader in history, McConnell developed a reputation for keeping his rank-and-file members in line and frustrating Democrats by relentlessly using procedural tactics to ...

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

Republicans have control of the Minnesota House at least through a special election in March, giving them a chance to advance ...

The Minnesota House of Representatives DFL and GOP announced a bipartisan power-sharing agreement on Wednesday.  The ...

But Trump proved his doubters wrong and quickly got to work refashioning the Republican Party into the party of Trump. The ...

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