JIM HAGEDORN

Minnesota Republican Brad Finstad has been sworn as the newest member of the U.S. House.

Polls in Minnesota, which has competitive primaries for several contests, close at 8 p.m. CT/9 p.m. ET.

Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota won a closer-than-expected Democratic primary race against a centrist challenger who questioned Omar's support for the “defund the police” movement.

The Republican matchup in the Wisconsin gubernatorial race in Tuesday's primary elections features competing candidates endorsed by former President Donald Trump and his estranged vice president, Mike Pence.

One of the last anti-abortion Democrats in Congress was facing his toughest primary challenge yet in Tuesday's runoff, while a staunch gun safety advocate ousted her House colleague in a fierce member-on-member congressional primary in suburban Atlanta.

Georgia’s high-stakes primary election appeared to be running smoothly with no reports of major problems.

Georgia takes center stage in Tuesday’s primary elections as Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger try to fight back challengers endorsed by Donald Trump.

Jennifer Carnahan resigned her position in August amid allegations of a toxic work environment and a close associate facing criminal charges.

The U.S. believes Russia is capable of attacking Ukraine any day.

U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn, a conservative Republican from southern Minnesota who followed his father's footsteps into Congress, has died after a battle with kidney cancer, his wife said.

The Minnesota lawmaker once ran a blog, "Mr. Conservative," that made derogatory remarks about women and Native Americans.

U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn, a conservative Republican from southern Minnesota who followed his father’s footsteps into Congress, has died after a battle with kidney cancer.

Hagedorn had called representing Minnesota's first congressional district "the greatest privilege of my life."

Right-wing provocateur Charlie Kirk has built a well-funded and growing organization aimed at reaching the next generation of conservatives.

Minnesota’s Congressional delegation on Monday is introducing a resolution to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to pop superstar Prince, citing his “indelible mark on Minnesota and American culture,” The Associated Press has learned.

The House Ethics Committee announced Tuesday it would initiate investigations into four lawmakers over separate possible violations cited by an outside ethics group.

"We think we can do that, and the Super Bowl is a part of the reach we want -- to reach out to people who were in and convince them to stay in." Scotts Miracle-Gro saw an influx of customers during the Covid crisis as people stayed home and picked up gardening. Hawthorne Gardening, its cannabis subsidiary, also was aided by the pandemic, Hagedorn said. Scotts Miracle-Gro, based in Marysville, Ohio, tallied record sales in its fiscal 2020 and on Wednesday reported a first-quarter profit for the first time. Shares of Scotts Miracle-Gro rose 5.1% on Wednesday to $240.17 and recorded an all-time intraday high of $250 apiece.

President Donald Trump has been hospitalized with the virus and Biden was potentially exposed during Tuesday night’s presidential debate in Cleveland. ___6 p.m.President Donald Trump has told his longtime friend and sometimes lawyer Rudy Giuliani that he’s “going to beat” the coronavirus. ___5:30 p.m.With President Donald Trump in the hospital, his campaign is launching an effort it’s calling “Operation MAGA” to maintain momentum. ___1 p.m.White House doctors said President Donald Trump began exhibiting “clinical indications” of COVID-19 on Thursday afternoon, earlier than previously known. One by one, President Donald Trump and a series of GOP lawmakers have fallen ill with the virus that has killed more than 208,000 Americans.