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Flanagan vs. Craig: Top Democrat Senate candidates face off in 1st debate
The two leading Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate faced off in their first and possibly only debate as they compete for the seat being vacated by U.S. Sen. Tina Smith. Read More
'Democrats Want to Win': Platner's Support Reflects a Changing Party in the Trump Era
WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith came to the Senate at a very different moment for Democrats. Read More
Minnesota lawmaker shootings: Klobuchar, Smith mark upcoming 1-year anniversary
U.S. Senators Tina Smith and Amy Klobuchar honored the Hortmans and the Hoffmans on the House floor almost one year after the Minnesota lawmaker shootings. Read More
Peggy Flanagan gets DFL endorsement for U.S. Senate race
Flanagan will face Democratic Congresswoman Angie Craig, who on Wednesday announced she would skip the endorsement process, in the August primary. They seek to fill the seat of Democratic U.S. Sen. Tina Smith, who is leaving office at the end of the year and has endorsed Flanagan. Read More
SNL UK: Who is hosting and performing on the show's first season?
Saturday Night Live UK has a pretty stacked lineup, including Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan, Riz Ahmed and Jack Whitehall, Nicola Couglan, Aimee Lou Wood Hannah Waddingham, Ncuti Gatwa as hosts, with Wet Leg, Wolf Alice, Kasabian, Jorja Smith, Foo Fighters, and MEEK, Myles Smith, Holly Humberstone performing on first series of the UK spin-off. Read More
Bernie Sanders: Democrats must 'clean up their own house' on money in politics immediately
Sen. Bernie Sanders is leading a coalition of Democratic senators pushing for the party’s leaders to require candidates to swear off billionaire- and corporate-backed super PACs, or political action committees, in this year’s primary elections.Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Eliza... Read More
DHS Shutdown Accomplished People Seeing Dems 'Fighting'
On Wednesday's broadcast of Bloomberg's "Balance of Power," Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) argued that the DHS shutdown didn't backfire because "what was really | Clips Read More
Customs and Border Patrol, ICE 'Illegal Agencies'
Wednesday's broadcast of CNN's "The Source," Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) said Customs and Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were "illegal agencies." | Clips Read More
Minnesota's Boundary Waters Just Lost Protection From Mining
Democrat Tina Smith held the Senate floor for hours arguing against the removal of the ban, but GOP senators were unmoved and the Senate approved the resolution 50-49. Read More
Boundary Waters mining bill approved by Senate after Sen. Smith protest
After Senator Tina Smith staged a protest Wednesday night to block a vote on a bill that would allow mining in the Boundary Waters, the U.S. Senate is now scheduled to vote on that bill Thursday morning. Read More
Senate votes to end ban on mining in Boundary Waters after Sen. Tina Smith's hourslong speech
The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to end a mining ban near the Boundary Waters in northern Minnesota. Read More