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.

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 ...

You’ve survived your Untimely Death, and dealt with your would-be assassin in whatever way suited you best, leaving you clear to tackle the Dreamscourge ...

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

WASHINGTON — Conservative lawyer Brooke Rollins was confirmed Thursday as secretary of agriculture, placing a close ally of ...

By then, he had started writing about the “cultural apparatus,” which he defined as “composed of all the organizations in ...

Decisions by House members to run for governor could have an impact on which party controls Congress after the 2026 midterm ...

A farmer has claimed that the agricultural industry will have to "wait longer than Labour survives in Government" before they see a U-turn on inheritance tax.Following their third Westminster protest ...