NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Republican Rep. Pete Stauber of Minnesota about congressional Republicans' role in legislating President Trump's agenda.

Tracy is showered with love from fans as he records shutout in what will probably be his last NHL game in Montreal.

Alex Nedeljkovic became the first goalie in NHL history to have a goal and an assist, and made 40 saves as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2.

Members of the Democratic National Committee are due to vote Saturday on who will lead the party. After 2024 election, Democrats are regrouping.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota leaders are celebrating civil rights pioneer Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "Here in Minnesota, we have a long tradition of advocacy and policy change," Minnesota Chief Equity Officer Ashley Oolman said. "So that's what we're here to celebrate the advancements that people have made on behalf of their community and others."

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The 448 voting members of the Democratic National Committee will decide Saturday who will lead the Democratic Party, still reeling from a major 2024 loss, into the future to counter President Donald Trump.

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.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Learner Tien and Alex Michelsen were born about 15 months apart and first crossed paths a decade ago when they were playing in Southern California tennis tournaments ...

The governor picked Audrey Partridge as one of five members of the Public Utilities Commission, which oversees energy bills and the power industry.

On a summer day in 2021, the Minnesota Senate minority leader was lying in a ditch next to an upside down Jeep Cherokee and trying to reach Ken Martin. “Is Ken your husband?” a state trooper asked then-Sen.

Martin is the longest serving chairman in Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party history, helming the state party since 2011. Under his leadership, the Minnesota DFL won every statewide election ...