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Politics Friday
Brian Bakst and Matt Alvarez

Politics Friday: As a Minnesota senator bows out, a GOP lawmaker leans into party agenda

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Congressman Pete Stauber in front of an aircraft currently in use by the Minnesota Air National Guard at the Minnesota National Guard's hangar in St. Paul.
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President Donald Trump’s makeover of the federal government is going full steam.

But he’s doing it in a way that has gone around Congress — with one executive action after another. But soon, Trump will need congressional votes to pay for his immigration crackdown and to extend a series of tax breaks. 

MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst will speak with Republican U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber, from a northern Minnesota district, about the part he’ll play in Washington.

Later, a check-in with the top tax official in Minnesota as tax filing season approaches its second busiest filing weekend.

Plus, a frank conversation with Democratic U.S. Sen. Tina Smith about her decision to not run for reelection in 2026.

Guests:

  • U.S. Sen. Tina Smith

  • U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber, MN-8

  • Paul Marquart, commissioner at the Minnesota Department of Revenue

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    Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation.