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The chief of the St. Paul Police Department says state Rep. John Thompson, DFL-St. Paul, intervened in a traffic stop of his daughter, "attempt(ed) to intimidate and bully police officers" and "misuse(d) his official position."

Jennifer Carnahan launched a plot to replace Rep. Jim Hagedorn in Congress despite accusations of mismanaging the Minnesota Republican Party

The widow of late Republican Jim Hagedorn is running in Minnesota's upcoming special election to take over his seat in the state's 1st congressional district,

I guarantee Jims friends are going to end up endorsing someone else, an unnamed House Republican said Friday of Carnahans then-rumored candidacy, before her Monday announcement.

Jennifer Carnahan resigned from the Minnesota party chairmanship last year. Her late husband died last month, leaving his congressional seat open.

Despite calls on the Republican Party of Minnesota from some GOP gubernatorial candidates to halt conventions until completion of a review of caucus documentation by an independent third party, a number of local gatherings have already occurred while leaders of others have yet to set dates.

A six-month-old video of GOP gubernatorial candidate Dr. Scott Jensen, in which he appears to smile and joke about getting "help from Mr. Putin," is drawing renewed attention from opponents.

A special election will be held in August to elect a rep to fill out the remainder of the term of Jim Hagedorn, who died two weeks ago.

The Minnesota Republican Party is confronting discrepancies in key data about its recent precinct caucuses, creating chaos even as local conventions are supposed to begin Friday. 

The Republican Party of Minnesota finds itself mired in a caucus precinct data snafu, with statewide candidates alleging "fraud and errors," "egregious discrepancies" and possible "foul play" with caucus voting results.