Since announcing her candidacy in February, Flanagan has started a tour of what her campaign has termed “kitchen-table ...

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A Tuesday special election will determine whether the Minnesota House is tied between the parties or keeps a Republican majority. Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate David Gottfried and GOP candidate ...

Former Minnesota Senate Leader Melissa López Franzen announced her campaign for the U.S. Senate Monday morning.  “I am ...

López Franzen, former minority leader for the DFL, joins fellow Democrat Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan in the race for U.S. Senate.

López Franzen is the second Democrat to announce a run for outgoing Sen. Tina Smith’s seat, joining Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan.

The trial of two men charged in an alleged Iranian government-sponsored murder-for-hire plot that targeted a prominent ...

Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo says that he is beginning a hunger strike in protest of the start of an oral trial ...

A Republican win would give the party a clear majority and a powerful perch for end-of-session budget positioning. A DFL win ...

Several people have announced they intend to run for Minnesota's open U.S. Senate in 2026 after U.S. Sen. Tina Smith said she ...

Former Minnesota Senate Minority Leader Melissa Lopez-Franzen is joining the race for U.S. Senate. The Democrat from Edina ...

Melissa Lopez Franzen is running for U.S. Senate in 2026 after U.S. Sen. Tina Smith said she would not seek reelection.