Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan said Thursday she will run for the U.S. Senate in 2026, the first Democrat to jump into ...

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 ...

The 2026 campaign for Minnesota governor will start to take shape over the next several months as Gov. Tim Walz weighs seeking a third term and several Republicans consider challenging him. Walz has ...

ST. PAUL — Minnesota’s lieutenant governor and a failed 2024 candidate have both announced bids for a 2026 congressional seat ...

Former VP nominee Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota, is exploring running in 2026 for the U.S. Senate seat that Democrat Tina ...

Former Arkansas Gov. Jim Guy Tucker, who was forced from office in the wake of the Whitewater investigation, has died. Tucker's daughter said the former governor died Thursday in Little ...

Multiple people have either tossed their hat into the ring, or confirmed they are at least considering doing so, for the U.S.

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

Minnesota congresswoman Smith said the decision to step out of the race for 2026 is “not political, it is entirely personal.” ...

The “Never Again Act" being considered by Minnesota lawmakers would revoke a governor’s authority to declare a “peacetime emergency" that enacts rules such as business shutdowns.

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.