Minnesota election chief moves to toss Trump DOJ lawsuit demanding voter data, calling the bid for Social Security and driver info an unauthorized “fishing expedition.”

Several new laws set to take effect in Minnesota next year will effect everything from the workplace to the ballot box and beyond.

A special primary election is being held Tuesday to determine who could fill two House seats​ that are being left vacant following November's elections.

At Friday’s rally in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Trump took aim at Walz and Minnesota’s growing fraud crisis. The President added his longtime ally Lindell, “deserves to be governor of Minnesota” after legal and financial woes the businessman dealt with in his quest to push conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.

Two seats have been vacant since their former representatives won election to new offices in November. Rep. Kaohly Her, DFL-St. Paul, was elected St. Paul’s next mayor, and Rep. Amanda

Voters in St. Paul and the east metro area picked two Democrats to advance to special elections for vacant Minnesota House seats. In St. Paul, labor lawyer Meg Luger-Nikolai won a six-way DFL primary for the safely blue seat left open by former DFL Rep.

More than 300 GOP activists signaled their preferences this past weekend, pointing to four candidates who have strong early support.

The MyPillow CEO thanked Trump for his words of support but said he did not interpret it as a formal endorsement.

St. Cloud City Council member Mike Conway will run for the Minnesota House of Representatives this 2026 election cycle. In House District 14A, Conway hopes to replace Rep. Bernie Perryman, R-St. Augusta, who is running for Minnesota Senate.