Senator Tina Smith Won’t Run in 2026 as Democrats Face a Brutal Map
The Minnesota Democrat will leave her party defending another open seat as it confronts an uphill battle to retake the Senate ...
Democrats unveil state legislative map for the next election cycle
The arm of the Democratic Party focused on state legislative races announced its initial target map for the upcoming election ...
Trump’s dream of making Canada a U.S. state would be a political nightmare for Republicans
President Trump’s dream of transforming Canada into the 51st state would essentially add another state with roughly the same ...
There will be another open Democratic Senate seat in 2026 midterms
Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota announced Thursday she won't seek re-election in 2026, forcing the Democratic Party to defend ...
We May Be a Month Away From Republicans Shutting Down a Government They Control
The U.S. has roughly one month until the government runs out of money, and the talks to avoid that are a mess, writes Philip ...
The Cook Political Report2d
With Smith’s Retirement, Minnesota Senate Moves to Lean Democrat
Democrats got their second major Senate retirement in as many weeks, with Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith announcing she wouldn’t ...
Democrats unveil target map for upcoming state legislative races
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) rolled out its target map for the 2025 and 2026 campaign cycles on ...
House Republicans revive effort to ban pride flags on federal buildings
Diana Harshbarger is leading a bill to codify a policy that only the U.S. flag can fly over public buildings and ban pride ...
New York Sun2d
Surprise Retirement of Minnesota Senator Opens the Door for Potential GOP Pick-Up, as Democrats Risk Messy Open Primary
Senator Smith announced Thursday that she would not run for re-election after just one full term in the chamber, scrambling ...
Rasmussen Reports3d
Our Initial Senate Ratings: Republicans Start as Strong Favorites to Hold Majority
While Republicans, who will be defending 22 of the 35 Senate seats up in 2026, may have the political environment working against them next year, they are still favored to retain the chamber.— Part of ...
Alabama’s congressional map at stake in federal Voting Rights Act trial
Alabama's congressional map is the subject of a federal trial beginning Monday to decide if the state has to keep a new court ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana2d
Illinois Republicans ask state Supreme Court to toss 'gerrymandered' legislative map
It's gone to Democrats after the U.S. Census the last ... Asked whether Republicans would hold majorities in the General Assembly under an independently drawn map, Spain said it's possible.