Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan said Thursday she will run for the U.S. Senate in 2026, the first Democrat to jump into what could be a crowded field to replace outgoing Sen. Tina Smith. Flanagan made her announcement within a few hours after Smith,

WASHINGTON – Democrats are criticizing the budget resolution passed by Republicans in the U.S. House that includes $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in spending cuts. Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar called it a “blueprint for American decline.

Brandon Gill, a new Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Flower Mound, recently emailed supporters a petition to deport Ilhan Omar, a controversial Democratic House member from Minnesota.

In response to a question from Zeteo's Mehdi Hasan about Texas GOP Rep. Brandon Gill saying he wants her deported, Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar said: "These people are just idiots." "I am at the point where it has become really hard to have an intellectual debate with any of these people because the level of stupidity that they are displaying every single day is frankly,

Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) announced she would not seek reelection to her seat in the Senate next year, setting up rampant speculation on who could compete for the open election

In response to a question from Zeteo's Mehdi Hasan about Texas GOP Rep. Brandon Gill saying he wants her deported, Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar said: "These people are just idiots."

In response to a question from Zeteo's Mehdi Hasan about Texas GOP Rep. Brandon Gill saying he wants her deported, Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar said: "These people are just idiots." "I am at the point where it has become really hard to have an intellectual debate with any of these people because the level of stupidity that they are displaying every single day is frankly,

Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar called it a “blueprint for American decline.” “They want to exploit your labor, take your tax dollars, and gut your earned benefits – all to bankroll tax cuts for their wealthy friends and donors,” Omar said. “They want to increase your healthcare costs as well.”

As the Trump administration goes ahead with its plans for cutting the federal government, Democratic members of Congress have no power to block proposals. The Republicans have a trifecta with the presidency,

Several Democrats are being entertained as options to succeed Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN), who announced she would not run for reelection.

In response to a question from Zeteo's Mehdi Hasan about Texas GOP Rep. Brandon Gill saying he wants her deported, Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar said: "These people are just idiots."

Rep. Ilhan Omar at an election night party in St. Paul, Minnesota on Nov. 5, 2024. Photo: Christopher Mark Juhn/Anadolu via Getty Images