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Republicans tighten screws on Sherrill as noncitizen voter probe enters new phase

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill's reply to a voter-roll inquiry drew fire from Jeff Van Drew, who calls it "snarky" and signals possible subpoenas.

Dem Senate hopeful pivots on data centers as rising power costs collide with campaign

Roy Cooper celebrated data center growth as North Carolina governor, but his Senate campaign now targets their energy use as a rate hike driver.

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—August 30

1971—By a vote of 6 to 1, the California supreme court rules in Serrano v....

Anti-Trumpism Is Driving the Media to Cheer Hostile Powers

The enemy of your enemy is sometimes still the greater enemy.

Trump holds Washington hostage over SAVE Act as midterm clock ticks on GOP control

Trump ties the SAVE America Act to $350 billion in defense spending, pressuring Senate Republicans to overcome the filibuster before midterms.

The surprising hidden cost quietly adding nearly $132K to new home prices revealed

Government regulations add nearly $132,000 to a new home's price, up 40% since 2021, according to a new NAHB study on the housing affordability crisis.

Platner’s advisers urged him to go out with ‘gratitude.’ He led with grievance.

Graham Platner went down swinging — even as some of his political confidants urged him not to. Several of the embattled Maine Democrat’s closest...

What we know – and don’t – about how Maine Democrats will replace Graham Platner

The selection of Maine’s next Democratic Senate nominee will come down to roughly 600 people — 500 of whom haven’t been chosen yet. Graham...

Platner ends whirlwind Senate bid after rape allegation

Graham Platner bowed out of the Maine Senate race, clearing the way for Democrats to install a new nominee against Sen. Susan Collins in a marquee contest that could help determine control of the Senate next year.

Dan Kleban jumps (back) into Maine Senate race

Dan Kleban, the Maine Beer Company founder who briefly ran for Senate last year before dropping his bid and endorsing Gov. Janet Mills in...

Graham Platner just dropped out. Here’s who could replace him.

Graham Platner just dropped out of Maine’s Senate race. Some Democrats have already said they want to replace him. A POLITICO report of a...

Graham Platner ends Maine Senate campaign

Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner ended his campaign on Wednesday after facing a detailed allegation of sexual assault, an astounding and rapid fall...

Graham Platner Drops Out of Maine Senate Race Following Sexual Assault Allegation

Platner maintained his innocence and accused his political enemies of orchestrating the allegation of sexual assault that drove him from the race.

Trump Derangement Syndrome Was Behind the Platner Disaster

It’d be nice if Democrats would acknowledge that their hatred of Trump has driven them to search for and embrace many questionable candidates this...

Republicans see their grip on Senate tighten amid Democrats’ dysfunction in Maine

As Democrats scramble to contain a political disaster in Maine, the Republicans on the front lines of the GOP's fight to hold the U.S. Senate majority are breathing a sigh of relief.

Patrick Dempsey shuts down Maine Senate buzz as Democrats weigh a replacement

Actor Patrick Dempsey said Wednesday that he will not run for a Maine Senate seat, quashing speculation that the "Grey's Anatomy" star and People magazine's former Sexiest Man Alive was among those being considered to replace embattled Democratic nominee Graham Platner.

Second person in 4 days is fatally shot in Memphis by federal task force member

A member of a federal crime-fighting task force in Memphis shot and killed a person there on Wednesday, the second fatal shooting by a task force member in four days.

Pardoned House Dem back in the spotlight as brother faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted

Martin Cuellar's indictment for misusing county funds complicates Rep. Henry Cuellar's reelection bid months after Trump pardoned the congressman.

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