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 ...

In private meetings with his in-cycle incumbents, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has asked for a small favor: ...

Democrats got their second major Senate retirement in as many weeks, with Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith announcing she wouldn’t ...

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

Senator Smith announced Thursday that she would not run for re-election after just one full term in the chamber, scrambling ...

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including budget resolutions and retirements.

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

The Minnesota Democrat will leave her party defending another open seat as it confronts an uphill battle to retake the Senate ...

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Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) announced she will retire from the Senate in 2026, forcing Democrats to defend another seat in the ...

Minnesota’s Democratic Sen. Tina Smith announced Thursday that she will not seek reelection in 2026, a decision that could ...