Photo: Alamy With 22 months until the midterm elections, Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., a swing-state incumbent, has declined to ...

Who's out: Former U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter, former U.S. Sen. Al Franken, U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer and ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota said Thursday that she won’t seek reelection, setting off a scramble ...

Smith is the second Democratic senator to announce their retirement ahead of the 2026 midterms, when the party wants to contend for the majority but faces obstacles.

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan said Thursday she will run for the U.S. Senate in 2026, the first Democrat to jump into ...

Multiple people have either tossed their hat into the ring, or confirmed they are at least considering doing so, for the U.S.

Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith won’t seek a second full term next year, opening up a seat in a Democratic-leaning state.

California and Minnesota face federal investigations for defying Trump's order prohibiting men in women's sports that are ...

Former VP nominee Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota, is exploring running in 2026 for the U.S. Senate seat that Democrat Tina ...

Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) announced she would not seek reelection to her seat in the Senate next year, setting up rampant ...