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Democrat Xp Lee wins race to succeed Melissa Hortman, restoring Minnesota House tie  MPR News AP: Democrat Xp Lee will win special election to fill seat of slain Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman  CNN Democrat wins Minnesota special election to replace slain lawmaker  The Hill Minnesota House deadlocked after Democrats win special election to fill seat of slain lawmaker  Fox News Xp Lee wins special …

Minnesota voters chose a Democratic successor Tuesday for the state House seat that had been held by Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated in June. Democrat Xp Lee defeated Republican Ruth Bittner in the special election in the solidly Democratic district in the northwestern suburbs of the Twin Cities, The Associated Press projected. Lee’s win comes three months after Hortman, a …

Democrat Wins Seat of Slain Minnesota Lawmaker, Leaving State House Evenly Split  The New York Times Minnesota House deadlocked after Democrats win special election to fill seat of slain lawmaker  Fox News AP: Democrat Xp Lee will win special election to fill seat of slain Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman  CNN Democrat Xp Lee wins race to succeed Melissa Hortman, restoring Minnesota House tie  MPR …

A Minnesota college football player was killed in a shooting on Friday.  Matthew Lee, a junior at St. Olaf College, was pronounced dead at the scene of a double shooting in South St. Paul.  Another college student was injured in the incident.  Matthew Lee was a junior football player at St. Olaf College. Facebook/Jody Clark “He was a leader at …

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz launches reelection campaign for third term  Minnesota Reformer Tim Walz to run for a 3rd term in Minnesota  Politico Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz launches campaign for third term: ‘I’m staying in the fight’  Fox News Tim Walz, the 2024 Democratic VP candidate, says he’ll seek a third term as Minnesota governor  CNN Live: Walz faces headwinds as he announces bid …

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday announced that he would seek re-election to a third term in 2026. “I want to make Minnesota a place where everyone has a chance to succeed, in every corner of the state,” Walz said in an announcement video. Minnesota is one of several states that allows incumbent governors to serve more than two terms. …

Trump says he would’ve lowered flags for slain Minnesota Democrat, but governor ‘didn’t ask’  The Hill Trump at first says he is ‘not familiar’ with Minnesota Democrat’s assassination  The Guardian Trump says he would have lowered flag for assassinated Minnesota Democrat if he had been asked  CBS News “Oftentimes you have to say no”: Trump defends not demanding flags be flown at half-staff …

In response to a question about why he did not order flags lowered to half-staff to honor Melissa Hortman, the Democratic speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives who was assassinated alongside her husband this summer, Donald Trump initially said he was “not familiar” with the case. The question came up during a briefing in the Oval Office on Monday, …

Trump Says He Wasn’t ‘Asked’ to Lower Flag for Minnesota Lawmaker  The New York Times Trump wouldn’t call Minnesota governor after Democrat was slain but now blames him for raised flags  AP News Trump says he would have lowered flag for assassinated Minnesota Democrat if he had been asked  CBS News “Oftentimes you have to say no”: Trump defends not demanding flags be …

Washington — President Trump said Monday he would have ordered flags to be lowered in honor of the Minnesota state lawmaker who was assassinated this summer at her home if he had been asked.  The White House has paid tribute in numerous ways to slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, a close ally of Mr. Trump, ordering flags to be flown …