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.

The U.S. Senate is poised to vote on Representative Elise Stefanik's nomination as Ambassador to the United Nations. If confirmed by the Republican-controlled Senate, Stefanik would vacate her ...

A century-old law directs the governor of New York to call a special election within 10 days of ... they advanced a congressional redistricting map so egregiously partisan that the Court of ...

The aftershocks of the biggest electoral quake in a century will shape New York’s policy and political landscape for years, including in the 2025 mayoral election and the 2026 gubernatorial ... and ...

Having tried to cheat voters during the 2022 redistricting of congressional maps to gain more House seats (which was ...

The Democratic National Committee chose Mr. Martin, the leader of the Minnesota Democrats, to help oversee a demoralized ...

With wind energy facing a deep freeze from Washington, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s call for advancing nuclear power may prove crucial ...

Remember her Governor Barbie social media campaign timed to the megahit “Barbie” movie? Whitmer is talking by phone about ...

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

The Senate is scheduled to vote Wednesday on whether to confirm former Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard as President ...