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Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith won't run in 2026. Fellow Democrat Gov. Tim Walz and others eye the seat
Minnesota U.S. Sen. Tina Smith's decision not to seek reelection is setting off a scramble by potential candidates in both ...
Democrats see small wins in low-key races, fueling hopes for November
Democrats are already seeing some small victories in under-the-radar races in the beginning of 2025, with the party hoping ...
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Sen. Tina Smith 1-on-1: Decision not to run ‘nothing to do with politics’
Minnesota, says she’d been considering not running for reelection for some time, but not because of the current political ...
A look at who might run for Minnesota governor in 2026 — and who’s ruled it out
The 2026 campaign for Minnesota governor will start to take shape over the next several months as Gov. Tim Walz weighs ...
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GOP begins to file recall petitions against DFL lawmakers
The Minnesota Republican Party is following through on a promise to recall House DFL lawmakers who did not show up for the ...
Minnesota DFL lawmakers introduce new medical debt legislation
Many Minnesota families are buried under a pile of medical debt, and the state's top attorney wants to change that.
Including people without legal status in census has had little impact on House seats, study finds
A new study says inclusion of people in U.S. illegally has had little impact on presidential elections or control of Congress ...
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Tribal Organizations Say Trump’s Mass Layoffs Have Life-or-Death Consequences
Opposition mounts to the layoff of thousands of workers in health, education and other key tribal programs and agencies.
Treasury watchdog begins audit of Musk DOGE team’s access to the US government’s payment system
The Treasury Department’s Office of Inspector General says it's launching an audit of the security controls for the federal ...
Who is Danielle Sassoon, the US attorney who resigned rather than drop charges against Eric Adams?
She was appointed as the interim U.S. Attorney for the district on Jan. 21 and had not brought the initial charges against ...
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‘Life or Death Consequences’: Layoffs throw Indian Country into turmoil
A coalition of tribal organizations issued a sharp response to the ongoing layoffs of thousands of federal employees across ...
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Where US adults think the government is spending too much, according to AP-NORC polling
Many U.S. adults believe the federal government is overspending — but polling also shows that many Americans, including Republicans, think the country is spending too little on major government ...