A new study says inclusion of people in U.S. illegally has had little impact on presidential elections or control of Congress ...

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

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 ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota said Thursday she won’t seek reelection in 2026, a decision that has ...

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

In today’s edition … Dems say Trump’s government cuts are hurting his own supporters … The state of play in Minnesota’s 2026 ...

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 potential candidates in both major political parties to fill her open seat.

Sen. Tina Smith said she wants to spend more time with her family after 20 years of work in the public sector.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Democrats in the Minnesota House who have boycotted daily sessions are using tactics that lawmakers around the country have tried at least two dozen times before to thwart ...

House Republican leader Lisa Demuth will be formally elected as speaker for two years. Demuth, who is Black, will be the ...