In 2020, Smith defeated Republican challenger Jason Lewis by about five percentage points to earn re-election to the U.S. Senate. Her decision to retire in 2026 led the nonpartisan Cook Political ...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz won’t seek Minnesota’s open U.S. Senate seat next year and is instead considering a run for a third ...

Supreme Court justices appeared nearly unanimously aligned during oral arguments Wednesday that lower courts applied an ...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz won't seek Minnesota's open U.S. Senate seat next year and is instead considering a run for a third ...

As has become standard for the pair, Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell and general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah were ...

The seat became open on both sides after current Senator Tina Smith announced she would not be seeking re-election in 2026 to ...

A spokesperson says Walz is proud of the DFL's "deep bench of talent" in Minnesota and is excited to see who the voters elect ...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has decided he won’t run for U.S. Senate and will instead continue weighing a third term for governor ...

Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is the only Democrat officially in the race so far, but the contest could draw a number of big names.

The former Democratic vice presidential nominee had previously considered running to replace outgoing Sen. Tina Smith (D).