Maine state Rep. Valli Geiger said Graham Platner encouraged her to consider replacing him in the Senate race but he has not dropped out yet and others are being discussed as possible contenders.
President Donald Trump's administration is threatening to withhold some federal funding from states that don't make changes to voting practices and is warning state election officials that they face arrest if they don't remove noncitizens from voter rolls.
Maine Beer Company co-founder Dan Kleban said Wednesday that he's all in to replace scandal-plagued Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner, who has yet to drop out of the race.
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), a former close ally of President Trump’s, took the side of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday after the European leader strongly rejected Trump's claim that she "begged" him for a photo this week. “I believe @GiorgiaMeloni, she’s great!” Greene wrote on social media, adding, “Trump lies. Constantly.”...
A far-right member of Israel’s governing coalition on Friday said that “all of Lebanon must burn,” as fighting broke out between Israel and the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah despite a ceasefire imposed by the U.S. and Iran. Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s national security minister and head of the far-right Jewish Power party, posted on the social platform...
Democratic strategist James Carville mocked the memorandum of understanding reached by the Trump administration with Iran, arguing it effectively shows that the U.S. lost the war just as the country readies for its 250th birthday. Carville called the deal an “instrument of surrender” during an interview Thursday night with Chris Cuomo, the host of NewsNation’s...
The U.S. and Israel are seeking to enter a new phase of their relationship, one that treats the Israelis as a contributing partner to mutual defense and intelligence needs, with the goal of expanding and accelerating bilateral defense technology research, development, testing, evaluation, coordination and industrial cooperation.
A majority of Americans disapprove of how President Trump has handled the U.S. conflict with Iran, even as he touts a new agreement to end the war, according to polling data released Thursday. The Associated Press-NORC survey, which was conducted after the president called off threats to escalate the conflict and shortly before he officially...
The Italian government is pushing back against President Trump, with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accusing him of making up a story about her begging for a photo at the Group of Seven (G7) summit, and the country’s top diplomat canceling a visit to the U.S. in protest. In an extraordinary rebuke, Meloni posted a video on...
Kraft is leaning into international soccer fans’ newfound obsession with ranch dressing, announcing plans to debut a limited-edition “Kraft TSA‑Compliant Ranch” kit aimed at travelers who apparently don’t want to leave the United States without the condiment.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) says President Trump’s deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is more of a win for Tehran than for the United States, panning it as “the art of the surrender,” a jab at Trump’s view of himself as an expert dealmaker. “Look, this is not the art...
Renewed fighting between Israel and the Iranian-backed militia group Hezbollah is testing a preliminary deal between the U.S. and Iran to begin nuclear talks and avoid a return to all out war. Iran has made a ceasefire in Lebanon, where Hezbollah is based, a priority condition to continue talks with the U.S., and a planned...
Negotiations between the U.S. and Iran on a wide-ranging nuclear and sanctions relief deal are off to a slow start. Technical talks scheduled for this weekend were delayed on Thursday evening, with the White House saying in a statement, "the logistics of these negotiations have never been simple or predictable." Fighting erupted in Lebanon overnight...
[Watch "Whole Hog Politics" live: Join us today at 9 a.m. EDT at TheHill.com as Chris Stirewalt and host Bill Sammon break down this week’s political news and answer questions from a live online audience.] President Trump makes a habit of turning the unofficial Marine Corps motto — “No better friend. No worse enemy” —...
