Sydney Kashiwagi
Washington Correspondent
Kashiwagi has covered politics, campaigns and local government. She most recently covered U.S. Senate races at National Journal. Before that, she covered breaking news and politics at CNN, a stint that included coverage of the Minnesota state legislature. She also worked in New York City as a City Hall reporter for The Staten Island Advance, New York City’s only borough-based daily newspaper. In this role, she covered the administration of former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and eventually all things that touched on state and local politics. In her spare time she enjoys movies, cooking and walking around D.C. to explore new parts of the city.
Latest from Sydney Kashiwagi
Former broadcaster Michele Tafoya launches Senate bid in Minnesota
She is running as a Republican and looks to win the seat held by Democrat Tina Smith, who is not seeking re-election.
January 21, 2026
Top Minnesota lawmakers are subpoenaed in DOJ investigation as Trump praises Operation Metro Surge
Gov. Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her were issued subpoenas in a widening investigation alleging disruption of ICE operations in the state.
January 20, 2026
Justice Department says it has no plans to investigate ICE agent who killed Renee Good and confirms Walz, Frey probe
Frey and the governor’s office both said Sunday that the DOJ has not contacted them about the investigation.
January 19, 2026
Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act in Minnesota
The president made the threat in a social media post on Jan. 15 after a federal agent shot a man in north Minneapolis.
January 15, 2026
Editor's Pick
Fatal ICE shooting shakes up races for U.S. Senate, governor
Democrats are battling over past immigration votes in Minnesota’s open U.S. Senate seat, while Republicans in the party’s crowded field for governor attempt to lay the blame for the shooting on Democratic politicians.
January 14, 2026
Angie Craig confronts Tom Emmer in heated exchange after fatal ICE shooting
“I candidly told him that ‘I don’t know who you are; you’re not the man that I knew eight years ago,’ ” Craig said.
January 8, 2026
Minnesota Republicans blast Walz administration in congressional fraud hearing
GOP lawmakers from Minnesota declined to condemn Trump for sharing a baseless conspiracy theory about the assassination of House DFL Leader Melissa Hortman.
January 7, 2026
Editor's Pick
Minnesota lawmakers, donors urge Amy Klobuchar to run for governor
She’s mulling her political future as other paths, such as moving up in Senate leadership or running again for president, could prove tricky.
January 7, 2026
U.S. House Oversight Committee to hold first hearing on Minnesota fraud
The hearings come on the heels of Gov. Tim Walz’s announcement that he will not seek re-election amid a mounting fraud crisis in Minnesota.
January 6, 2026
Ilhan Omar defiant as Trump, allies step up attacks
“His immigration policy was cruel in his first administration, and now it’s just outright dangerous,” she says.
December 26, 2025
Former Republican Party Chair David Hann enters U.S. Senate race
Hann previously served on the Eden Prairie school board was the Minnesota Senate minority leader until he narrowly lost his seat in 2016.
December 18, 2025
Michele Tafoya inches closer to bid for U.S. Senate
Tafoya has been more vocal on social media in recent weeks, speaking out about fraud and bashing a number of Minnesota Democrats.
December 17, 2025
