Midterm fallout begins after Democrats win control of Congress
The impact of Democrats' sweeping victories in the 2026 midterm elections is already being felt in Washington. Follow live updates here.
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The impact of Democrats' sweeping victories in the 2026 midterm elections is already being felt in Washington. Follow live updates here.
Democrats flipped the Minnesota House and won the governor's race, returning the DFL to a trifecta after two years of divided government. The results, however, remain unofficial.
Minnesotans voted to approve a constitutional amendment that will provide millions more dollars for K-12 schools in the state.
Keith Ellison has won a third term as Minnesota attorney general, CBS News projects.
Democrat Amy Klobuchar will become Minnesota's first woman governor, CBS News projects, and Democrat Peggy Flanagan won the state's open U.S. Senate seat, CBS News projects.
DFL Rep. Kelly Morrison has won a second term in Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District, CBS News projects. Morrison, a physician and former state senator, defeated Republican Tyler Bass, a small business owner from Minnetonka.
Republican Rep. Michelle Fischbach has won reelection to a fourth term in Minnesota's 7th Congressional District, CBS News projects.
Federal agents came to Minnesota late last year and earlier this year in an effort to enforce immigration laws. The U.S. Census shows that one in 11 Minnesotans was born outside the United States. These immigrants have a strong track record for voting. Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield speaks with voters.
A head election judge at a polling station in St. Paul, Minnesota, says they're seeing a pre-2020 level of turnout Tuesday night for the midterm elections.
The secretary of state's office says 983,558 absentee and mail ballots had been accepted as of 7 a.m. Tuesday. About 170,000 absentee ballots had not yet been returned.
Crowley hammered the Republican congressman's allegiance to President Trump, including his attempts to overturn Trump's 2020 loss in Wisconsin. Tiffany ran on returning a roughly $3 billion surplus to taxpayers.
Retirements by Ernst and Gov. Kim Reynolds have revived Democratic hopes in a state that has been reliably red since 2012, as President Trump's popularity has waned.
Lahn faulted Sand for millions in campaign donations from his wife and in-laws. Sand pointed to Lahn's recent return to Iowa and regular travel out of state.
In the past three general elections — 2024, 2022 and 2020 — incumbents held their seat 94% of the time in the Minnesota Legislature, according to Ballotpedia. The rate was even higher for members of Congress at an average of 97%.
On Tuesday, the Department of Justice will be sending 1,000 election monitors to all 50 states, including Minnesota, to report any voting violations.
A record number of Minnesotans have turned out to vote early. The secretary of state said Monday that nearly 900,000 people had already cast their ballots. Thousands more are expected to vote at the polls on Tuesday, and some are worried about election security. John Lauritsen heard from Secretary of State Steve Simon about plans for a safe and secure election.
Voters will make their final decision at the polls Tuesday, and a group not known for showing up seems unusually energized to cast a ballot.
As voters prepare to head to the polls in Wisconsin, so do faith leaders. Clergy across the state are training to be a "peaceful presence" at the polls, according to the Wisconsin Council of Churches.
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to intervene in its effort to force California to set aside mail ballots from thousands of people it claims are not U.S. citizens.
Minnesota's early in-person voting period ends today. Here's what to know.
Both internal and external polling show many races moving towards the Democrats not only across the country but in Minnesota, too.
Election Day is getting closer, and Minnesota voters are already breaking records. Early voting started six weeks ago. Across the state, people are making their voices heard ahead of Election Day. According to the Secretary of State's office, nearly 730,000 Minnesotans have already voted in person or by mail. That's already more than the total number of absentee votes in 2022. To break down where the races stand and the outlook for both parties, DFL Analyst Abou Amara and Republican Analyst Amy Frederiksen join Esme Murphy on WCCO Sunday Morning at 10:30 a.m.
The Republican National Committee says the phone rallies will let the president speak to voters nationwide. He is still scheduled for an in-person rally Friday in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Activists who call themselves the Citizen Justice League said they were testing Minnesota's 53-year-old voter voucher law. Videos from the August primary showed them claiming to be registered voters.
Whether they're red, blue, or somewhere in the middle, Minnesotans are showing their true colors with soaring early voting numbers.
