Democratic Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith said she will not seek reelection for a second term in a shock announcement Thursday.

The Senate confirmed Sean Duffy as the secretary ... which lies between Wisconsin and Minnesota, and serving as the co-chair for the Great Lakes Task Force where he focused on improving port ...

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

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

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.

U.S. Sen. Tina Smith on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 15, 2021. The Minnesota senator announced Thursday she won ...

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

U.S. Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota says she won't seek reelection, dealing a blow to her fellow Democrats' hopes of retaking the Senate.

Democratic vice-presidential nominee also could run for another term as the state’s governor.

The Senate on Monday resoundingly confirmed colleague Sen. Marco Rubio to be President Donald Trump’s secretary of State, making him the first member of the 47th president’s cabinet to win the ...