MPR News politics editor and host Brian Bakst and his guests talk about the Democratic National Committee’s election of a new party chair and the Minnesotan who’s campaigning for the job. Later, a conversation with newly elected Minnesota Republican Party Chair Alex Plechash.

Gone were the camo hats and crisp blue suits of the vice presidential campaign trail. Instead of Midwestern dad energy, DFL Gov. Tim Walz’s vibes felt more like a financial planner, using charts and figures to roll out his two-year budget for Minnesota and demonstrate “long-term drivers” hiking up costs.

The Democratic National Committee will elect a new chair on Saturday as the party seeks new leadership to guide Democrats through Donald Trump's second presidency.

Allies of the Minnesota Democratic Party chair say "everyone has a seat at the table" when Martin is in charge

The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party will have a majority in the Minnesota Senate once again after their candidate won a special election in a Minneapolis district on Tuesday. Candidate Doron Clark held an overwhelming lead in election results late Tuesday in a DFL-dominated district.

Minnesota Democrats captured the state’s coveted Senate majority after a blowout win in the state’s special election for District 60. Democratic-Farmer-Labor nominee Doron Clark won in a landslide, 90.91% to Republican Abigail Wolters’s 8.71%.

The Minnesota House has been unable to get anything done as Democrats and Republicans fight over which party should be in control.

A Minnesota Supreme Court ruling made clear that Republicans can’t run the state House on their own, but that doesn’t mean the chamber will get up and running right away.

Ken Martin, the chair of the Minnesota Democrats, said he was nearing the level of support needed to become the next leader of the Democratic National Committee.

As two Midwesterners battle for control of the Democratic National Committee, they are making loud yet unverifiable claims about their levels of support.

Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Chair Ken Martin said Tuesday his bid for Democratic National Committee chair has received 200 endorsements from DNC members. The number of endorsements for ...

The two leading candidates for chair, Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Chair Ken Martin and Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler, offered their views on how the role should fit into the larger party ecosystem. Martin said he thinks Democrats should ...