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

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

The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) rolled out its target map for the 2025 and 2026 campaign cycles on ...

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

While Republicans, who will be defending 22 of the 35 Senate seats up in 2026, may have the political environment working against them next year, they are still favored to retain the chamber.— Part of ...

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

Iowa Democrats have flipped a state Senate seat vacated earlier this year by Chris Cournoyer, who resigned to become the state's new lieutenant governor. Democrat Mike Zimmer has defeated Republican ...

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 ...