Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
* It took a while, but Democratic and Republican legislators in Minnesota’s state House worked out a power-sharing agreement, allowing the chamber to begin functioning again.
* Politico reported on Arab American voters in Michigan, many of whom helped Donald Trump win the state, who are now feeling regrets. One leader in Dearborn was quoted as saying that many in the community who voted for the Republican or sat out the election now think “we screwed up.”
* Speaking of Michigan, Chris Swanson, the sheriff of Genesee County, launched a Democratic gubernatorial campaign this week, though the primary field is expected to be large.
* In Wisconsin’s closely watched state Supreme Court race, the Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity Wisconsin this week launched new ads in support of Brad Schimel’s conservative candidacy.
* Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia said this week that she’s “considering” a bid for statewide office in 2026. The right-wing congresswoman did not indicate whether she’d run for governor or the U.S. Senate. * California’s Democratic attorney general, Rob Bonta, announced this week that he will seek re-election to his current office, rather than run for governor next year. He added that he hopes former Vice President Kamala Harris runs instead to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom. * And in Florida, NBC News reported that Casey DeSantis, best known to the public as Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ wife, is considering a 2026 campaign to succeed her husband, who cannot seek a third term. Florida’s first lady has never before held or sought elected office.
Steve Benen is a producer for "The Rachel Maddow Show," the editor of MaddowBlog and an MS NOW political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of "Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past."
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