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

Political handicappers like the Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball are predicting that Democrats have few ...

Sen. Gary Peters's decision to retire will affect control of the Senate, presidential aspirants and the rise or fall of other ...

Correction: The dates of Sens. Warner’s and Shaheen’s last wins have been corrected. Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith’s (D) decision ...

Blagojevich was convicted in 2011 on charges that included seeking to sell an appointment to then-President Barack Obama’s ...

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

Democratic Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan announced Tuesday that he will not seek reelection in 2026, leaving Congress at the ...

If Pete Buttigieg wants to run for president in 2028, then he absolutely should. But using Michigan’s open senate seat as a ...

Michigan Democrat Gary Peters won’t be the only senator to retire this cycle, at least according to almost a century of history.

She won a special election later that year to serve out Franken's term and was re-elected in 2020 to a full six-year term. Senate Republicans vowed to try and flip Smith's seat in blue-leaning ...

The Democratic former transportation secretary lives in Traverse City and could run for the seat being vacated by Sen. Gary Peters.

She won Senate contests in 2018 and 2020, and was considered a favorite to retain the seat in 2026 had she sought a second full term. Ms. Smith’s departure means Democrats will have to defend ...