"President Trump delivered the greatest political comeback in American history based on his proven record and promise to make this country great again," Emmer said after he was reelected as house majority whip.

Control of Minnesota's House of Representatives hinges on the outcome of races in two districts, and both districts could go into recounts.

MPR News senior politics reporter Clay Masters looks back on the 2024 election campaign for the Iowa Caucus to election events leading up to this week when President-elect Trump stepped back into the White House.

Early and unofficial results recorded by the University of Florida’s Election Lab and secretary of state’s offices show Minnesota could take the No. 1 spot for voter turnout once again. Minnesota has held the No. 1 spot for voter turnout in every presidential election since 2008, according to data from the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is set to address his home state Friday afternoon following his loss on the Democratic presidential ticket.

Over the next couple weeks, the Reformer will be introducing readers to the 22 new state House members and one new state senator. Voters on Nov. 5 elected 22 new members of the Minnesota House, including 14 freshmen Republicans and eight new Democratic-Farmer-Labor members.

Support for Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, who won Minnesota but much more narrowly than President Joe Biden did in 2020, dropped in three Minneapolis precincts with large East African populations. While Harris won each precinct, she did so by far thinner margins than Biden.

When Donald Trump begins his second term as president of the United States, he'll do so with a trifecta as Republicans now have control of both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate.

Advocates in Minnesota are preparing for changes the Trump administration could make regarding protections of the LGBTQ+ community.

Charles Herbster, the wealthy Falls City cattle producer who finished second in Nebraska's Republican gubernatorial primary in 2022, is among the candidates President-elect Donald Trump is considering naming the next U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, according to the news outlet Politico.

Once called a “RINO” — Republican in name only — by Trump, Emmer and the president-elect have made amends this year and the Minnesota congressman is now considered to be part of his inner circle, putting him in a prime position to be considered for ...