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

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan announced Thursday that she plans to run for the state's newly open U.S. Senate in 2026, ...

Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith announced Thursday that she will not seek re-election in 2026, further thinning Democrats' chances ...

Democratic vice-presidential nominee also could run for another term as the state’s governor.

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan announced she plans to run for U.S. Senate on the same day Sen. Tina Smith announced she ...

Smith is the second Democratic senator to announce their retirement ahead of the 2026 midterms, when the party wants to contend for the majority but faces obstacles.

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.

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

Flanagan, who is from St. Louis Park, graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2002, where she studied American Indian studies and child psychology. She also served in the Minnesota House of ...

Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan has confirmed her intention to run for Sen. Tina Smith's soon-to-be vacant seat ...

U.S. Senator Tina Smith announced she wouldn’t seek reelection on Thursday, opening a big field on both sides to replace her ...