Fox News congressional correspondent Bill Melugin reports on Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race between Democratic nominee Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and GOP nominee Michele Tafoya. A ‘Fox News Democracy’ panel discusses the 2026 midterm elections.

Minnesota’s sports owners might compete for fan attention, but they have found common ground in a much more divisive space: the state’s campaign for governor. The majority owners of the Minnesota Wild, Twins and Vikings have donated at least $71,000 to Democrat Amy Klobuchar’s campaign or groups supporting her. They gave nothing to Klobuchar’s Republican opponent, Lisa Demuth. The lack of ...

It’s the final stretch of a hotly contested midterm election. Campaigns are crisscrossing Minnesota this weekend, and federal officials are raising the alarm about social services fraud in the state. Top officials from President Donald Trump’s administration painted Minnesota as an epicenter of fraud during a news conference in St. Cloud on Friday, days before the election. Fraud has been a ...

Opinion editor’s note: Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. ••• Minnesota has four living former governors. With voters preparing to elect the state’s next governor on Tuesday, we invited each of them to offer public advice to the candidates seeking the job they once held. What are the hard-earned lessons of governing that only ...

Eight black candidates in the home stretch of their gubernatorial campaigns in states across the country are vying for a win that would be historic, given there have been just five black governors, and only three elected, since the United States was established. Three of the 2026 candidates are Republican, mounting campaigns in Florida, Minnesota, […]

Vice President JD Vance canceled his scheduled news conference on fraud ahead of the midterm election in, Minnesota, on Oct. 30.

The balance of power at Minnesota's Capitol could again come down to hundreds — perhaps even dozens — of votes in a handful of competitive districts across the state. Why it matters: Along with the governor's race, the outcome of hotly contested legislative contests will determine whether the state returns to divided government or single-party control next year. The future of everything from tax rates to gun laws hangs in the balance. By the...

Republicans and Democrats have poured millions of dollars into the race for southern Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District in the closing weeks of the campaign, a spending spree that some say indicates an increasingly tight contest. Since mid-October, Democrat Jake Johnson has benefited from more than $3 million in outside spending, including a $2.2 million investment this week in TV ads from ...