The Protecting Sensitive Locations Act, backed by 22 Democrats or Independents but no Republicans, would codify in federal ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota said Thursday that she won’t seek reelection, dealing a blow to her ...

As Democrats ponder how best to position themselves for a looming spending confrontation, they are finding novel ways to put ...

A pair of Senate Democrats slammed President Trump’s firing of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) suggested on Friday that open Senate seats in Michigan and Minnesota could serve ...

Republicans, numerous service industry workers and restaurant owners have warned that phasing out the subminimum wage for ...

Michigan state Senator Mallory McMorrow, a rising star in the Democratic party, spoke to Newsweek about her political ambitions.

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.

Senate Republicans on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services over the ...

Democratic U.S. Senator Tina Smith said she will not seek re-election in 2026, which leaves an open seat in moderately ...

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

As the longest-serving Senate leader in history, McConnell developed a reputation for keeping his rank-and-file members in line and frustrating Democrats by relentlessly using procedural tactics to ...