New Hampshire Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s decision to not seek reelection marks the latest bit of tough luck for Senate ...

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

David Bergstein, a spokesperson for the Senate Democratic campaign arm, said in a statement that the midterm map “is ripe with offensive opportunities Democrats can take advantage of” plus ...

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 ... primary as the party faces a challenging Senate map next year. “I’ve decided not to run for re-election to the Senate in 2026,” Smith wrote on social ...

Minnesota companies were assessing the damage ... “The optimal situation is having a diversity of supply, and diversity in this political context means multiple countries of origin,” Townsend ...

In Minnesota, Smith’s retirement has already sparked Democratic jockeying for her seat. Gov. Tim Walz, the sitting governor who ran for vice president in the 2024 election, is among those ...

But her retirement wasn’t seen as shaking up the Senate map as much as Peters’, given Minnesota’s Democratic ... “This decision is not political, it’s entirely personal,” Smith continued.

The New Hampshire Democrat's retirement announcement puts another competitive race in play for the 2026 mid-term campaign.

Senate Democrats are facing a flurry of retirements in key states next year, turning up the heat on already competitive races against the backdrop of an unforgiving election map heavily ...

The U.S. hasn't seen a major realignment of state boundaries since the Civil War. It's unlikely to happen now.