The Minnesota Democrat will not seek reelection in 2026, setting up a key Senate race in a battleground state as Democrats seek to defend the seat. Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) stated on Feb. 13 that she will not seek reelection at the end of her current term. She’s the second Democratic senator to announce plans
After U.S. Sen. Smith rules out reelection, Lt. Gov. Flanagan announces intent to run for seat After U.S. Sen. Smith rules out reelection, Lt. Gov. Flanagan announces intent to run for seat 01:19 MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan announced she plans to run for U.S. Senate on the same day Sen. Tina Smith announced she
Protections for principal officers at three agencies are unconstitutional, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The president can directly terminate officers at the National Labor Relations Board and three other agencies, provided the U.S. Supreme Court overturns its 80-year precedent, according to a new U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) position. The DOJ said in
Washington — Linda McMahon, President Trump’s nominee to become secretary of education, appeared before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on Thursday as the future of the agency that she could potentially lead hangs in the balance. “I would like to thank President Trump for his confidence in me to lead a department
‘We are going to have DOGE come. They’re going to look … at our payments and what money has gone out.’ NASA Acting Administrator Janet Petro said. Janet Petro, the acting administrator of NASA, said on Feb. 12 that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) would probe the space agency’s spending, adding that hundreds its
Convincing Congress to pass the Farm Bill will be one of her early significant challenges. Brooke Rollins was confirmed by the Senate as secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Feb. 13 by a 72–28 vote. An advocate of family farms, Rollins was a Future Farmers of America state officer growing up. During
Musk said many government systems are running on old software and need to be updated. Elon Musk said on Feb. 12 that he is providing tech support to the White House, while criticizing outdated U.S. government systems and software that he said lack efficiency. Musk made the comments during a virtual appearance at the World