The Republican Party of Minnesota announced Friday that it has filed its first round of petitions for House Democrats to ...

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

Democrats are already seeing some small victories in under-the-radar races in the beginning of 2025, with the party hoping ...

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

The Minnesota Republican Party is following through on a promise to recall House DFL lawmakers who did not show up for the ...

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

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) suggested Friday that open Senate seats in Michigan and Minnesota could serve as ...

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

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 ...

So it’s no surprise that Democratic U.S. Sen. Tina Smith’s decision to stand aside in 2026 has touched off a flurry of ...