Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) won't run for re-election in 2026, she announced Thursday. Why it matters: This creates another ...

U.S. Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota said Thursday she won't seek reelection in 2026, a decision that has set off a scramble by ...

With Sen. Tina Smith’s announcement that she will not seek reelection in 2026, politicians on both sides of the aisle are ...

Republican Royce White announced on X his intentions to run for the seat after he lost to U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., ...

Who's out: Former U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter, former U.S. Sen. Al Franken, U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer and ...

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

No Republican has won statewide office in Minnesota since 2006, though margins have gotten closer in recent years.

Democratic U.S. Senator Tina Smith said she will not seek re-election in 2026, which leaves an open seat in moderately ...

Sen. Tina Smith, who has represented Minnesota in the U.S. Senate since 2018, won’t try for another six-year term next year.

Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith (D) will not run for reelection in 2026, opening up a seat in the Democratic-leaning state, she ...

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