Democrats face “few opportunities" to win back the Senate majority from the Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections, a top ...

Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota announced Thursday she won't seek re-election in 2026, forcing the Democratic Party to defend ...

Separately, two residents file legal briefs supporting state officials' view Mayfield is not qualified to run because of ...

As the longest-serving Senate leader in history, McConnell developed a reputation for keeping his rank-and-file members in line and frustrating Democrats by relentlessly using procedural tactics to ...

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

Supporters and opponents push their positions on a proposed constitutional amendment to change the way circuit court judges ...

The Senate Democratic caucus got a little bigger Monday, as Sen. Mike Zimmer was sworn into office after scoring a surprise ...

WASHINGTON DC – Minnesota’s Tina Smith says she will not run for re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2026. Smith posted the ...

Your overview of the candidates and issues in the Feb. 25 special election. The top two vote-getters will face off in April ...

Things are about to get much more challenging for Senate Democrats. On Jan. 6 2021, buried under the mountain of headlines on the Capitol riot, came a political shocker: Democrats Raphael Warnock ...

ST. PAUL — Minnesota’s lieutenant governor and a failed 2024 candidate have both announced bids for a 2026 congressional seat ...

A Feb. 15 special primary election was called to fill the two vacancies in the Legislature after Cleo Fields, a Baton Rouge Democrat, won election to the U.S. House and after Jean-Paul Coussan, a ...