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

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

Ms. Smith, a Democrat from Minnesota, will leave open another seat for her party to defend next year as it confronts an uphill battle to retake the Senate.

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

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

Democrats got their second major Senate retirement in as many weeks, with Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith announcing she wouldn’t ...

Senator Smith announced Thursday that she would not run for re-election after just one full term in the chamber, scrambling ...

President Donald Trump has repeatedly called for Canada to become the 51st US state, effectively erasing the 5,525-mile ...

It’s not clear if Canada wants to become a U.S. state, though technically it would be possible without its buy-in ...

Democrat attorneys general signed a “secret agreement,” starting Nov. 8, 2024, pledging to oppose Trump’s anticipated ...

Tim Walz, the 2024 Democratic vice-presidential nominee, is trying to decide whether to run for the U.S. Senate or seek a ...

Minnesota Star Tribune contributing columnist Andy Brehm excoriates the Democratic Party for their unchanging policy positions as if they were abstract notions that are philosophically out of step ...