Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) suggested Friday that open Senate seats in Michigan and Minnesota could serve as ...

Minnesota U.S. Sen. Tina Smith's decision not to seek reelection is setting off a scramble by potential candidates in both ...

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.

Minnesota, says she’d been considering not running for reelection for some time, but not because of the current political ...

Tina Smith’s seat, which has been reliably Democratic, was moved to ‘battleground’ by an analyst, setting up a competitive ...

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

Minnesota congresswoman Smith said the decision to step out of the race for 2026 is “not political, it is entirely personal.” ...

Democratic Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota announced Thursday she will not run for reelection in 2026. CBS News political ...

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is seeking a higher office. After Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith announced that she will not be ...

U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D) says she is making way for new political faces to represent Minnesota by deciding not to run for ...