Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan has confirmed her intention to run for Sen. Tina Smith's soon-to-be vacant seat in the U.S. Senate. Smith announced on Thursday that she will not seek reelection after he term ends,

Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) is circulating a petition for his supporters to sign to deport a fellow member of Congress, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). Gil had previously called on Omar to be deported, arguing she is more loyal to undocumented immigrants in the United States from her native Somalia than to the United States.