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

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.

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

Democratic U.S. Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota announced on Thursday that she will not run for reelection next year.

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

Democratic U.S. Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota announced on Thursday that she will not run for reelection next year.

Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) also announced he will not run for another term in Michigan, a perennial battleground.

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.

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

An effort is underway to remove state GOP Rep. Duane Quam from office through a recall election, in an apparent spillover of ...

Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith announced Thursday that she will not seek re-election in 2026, further thinning Democrats' chances ...

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