Flanagan won MN’s Dem Senate primary. AK’s Mary Peltola is running for Senate. Deb Haaland is the favorite in NM’s gubernatorial election.

Precision is critical when policymakers consider PFAS in medical devices and can directly influence whether patients trust ...

Matt Little handily defeated his DFL rivals in the 2nd Congressional District and notched another victory for progressives aiming to increase their influence by winning Democratic primaries this year.

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, center, celebrates on stage with her husband Tom, left, and Daughter Siobhan during an election night event on Tuesday, Aug.

MINNEAPOLIS – Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan defeated Rep. Angie Craig to run as the DFL Party’s candidate for retiring Sen. Tina Smith’s seat, giving progressives in the party another primary win. “For ...

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Rep. Paul Torkelson has sat in incredulity as county workers demonstrated the antiquated information technology systems they use to administer Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ...

Donald Trump does not control the Minnesota Republican Party. Even delegates to the Minnesota Republican Party convention do not control the state GOP. That showed Tuesday night, when House Speaker ...

Roselyn Johnson was in tears. Twenty years ago, when she migrated with her mother to the U.S., the Liberian immigrant didn’t understand what she would feel on this day. Now, minutes after becoming an ...

Academic reviews of recent elections have found illegal voting to be extraordinarily rare and often unintentional when it does occur.

Hennepin County Attorney candidate Cedrick Frazier talks with the media at his primary election watch party at La Doña Brewing in Minneapolis on Tuesday, August 11, 2026. (Craig Lassig for MinnPost) ...

State Rep. Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, a Republican candidate for governor; Mike Lindell, founder and CEO of MyPillow and a Republican candidate for governor; and Kendall Qualls, the Minnesota ...