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

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.

Multiple people have either tossed their hat into the ring, or confirmed they are at least considering doing so, for the U.S.

The 2026 campaign for Minnesota governor will start to take shape over the next several months as Gov. Tim Walz weighs seeking a third term and several Republicans consider challenging him. Walz has ...

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan said Thursday she will run for the U.S. Senate in 2026, the first Democrat to jump into ...

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

Friday at noon, MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst will speak with Republican U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber, from a northern ...

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

Minnesota lawmakers failed to advance a mobile sports betting bill out of its initial committee Thursday, a major blow to ...

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

So it’s no surprise that Democratic U.S. Sen. Tina Smith’s decision to stand aside in 2026 has touched off a flurry of ...