The Minnesota delegation in the U.S. House split on a GOP budget blueprint Tuesday evening that calls for deep spending cuts.

The Minnesota Republican Party is following through on a promise to recall House DFL lawmakers who did not show up for the first three weeks of the legislative session.

The Republican Party of Minnesota announced Friday that it has filed its first round of petitions for House Democrats to Secretary of State Steve Simon. In a news release, the party said petitions

The U.S. House on Tuesday, Feb. 25, passed a budget proposal that includes $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and $2 trillion in reduced federal spending over a decade. Among the proposals in the budget to accomplish these tax breaks and spending reductions are proposed cuts to Medicaid and a potential gutting of the Affordable Care Act,

Republican 3rd District Congressman Derrick Van Orden of Wisconsin and GOP 1st District Congressman Brad Finstad of Minnesota both issued statements following the House passage of a budget resolution

Minnesota quickly went on the radar of newly sworn in U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi after state leaders vowed to buck President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender individuals from participating in girls and women’s sports.

Gov. Tim Walz won’t seek Minnesota’s open U.S. Senate seat next year. Spokesman Teddy Tschann said in a statement Wednesday that Walz instead is considering a run for a third term as governor.

The group wrote U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer and other Minnesota Republicans in Congress “there is no practical way to accommodate some of the proposed massive reductions.”

At the helm in the Minnesota House, Republicans are re-airing their grievances with policies passed under full DFL control, though it's unclear that their proposed changes can make it out of the House.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who ran with Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election last year, said he will seek a spot in the U.S. Senate, according to his spokesperson on Wednesday.

As a Republican proposal moves forward for sweeping cuts to Medicaid, doctors in Minnesota say it would harm “the backbone of our health care system.”