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Transgender Maine Senate candidate sparks online frenzy over response to debate question: ‘Can’t be serious’

Ashley Webb cited songwriting as a qualification for Senate during the Maine Democratic primary debate, sparking a viral moment on social media.

Company of ‘Squad’ member’s husband lands $2B contract from blue state for new courthouse

Rejected bidders allege conflicts of interest tainted the nearly $2 billion Springfield courthouse deal involving Ayanna Pressley's husband's firm.

State Department fires back after Walz doubles down on pardon of convicted child rapist

The State Department fired back at Tim Walz after he defended his pardon of convicted child rapist Tou Lue Vang, who Marco Rubio had deported to Laos.

Poisoned tots and other ugly consequences of Albany’s bungled weed legalization

The state Department of Health just reported that cannabis-poisoning-related emergency-room visits have doubled, from...

Clayton and Blanche: Mixed Results in Senate Questions on Trump Elections

If Senate Republicans don’t check Trump administration misconduct, they effectively endorse it.

‘Shadow government’: Trump claims intel community bragged about hiding Chinese meddling

President Donald Trump accused members of the U.S. intelligence community Thursday night of operating a "shadow government" to allegedly conceal evidence of Chinese efforts to influence U.S. elections.

Trump releases declassified election intelligence, says it reveals ‘shocking vulnerabilities’

Trump called for voter ID and citizenship verification in his primetime address as the SAVE America Act faces a ticking clock in the Senate.

AP Exclusive: ICE officer in Maine shooting has history of violent behavior, family and records say

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood and never should have been given a badge and gun to patrol American streets, several of his close relatives told The Associated Press.

Family to hold a vigil for man fatally shot by immigration officer in Houston

The family of a man who was shot and killed by a federal immigration agent in Houston is holding a public vigil Thursday evening, in response to what the man's son says is an outpouring of support amid renewed criticism of enforcement tactics.

White House addresses growing parasite outbreak after more than 400 Americans sickened

The CDC warns a cyclospora parasite outbreak has sickened over 400 people across four states, but investigators have yet to identify the contaminated food.

More than a quarter-million noncitizens may be registered to vote in 4 key states, DHS alleges

DHS says it found over 256,000 potential non-citizens registered to vote in California, New Jersey, Nevada and Pennsylvania after comparing voter rolls.

Susan Collins, with $11 Million to Take On . . . to Be Determined

Its hard to beat somebody with nobody, and at least until July 25, Maine Democrats have nobody.

Gallego dismisses new staffer relationship report as ‘gossip’

Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego brushed aside a new report alleging he had relationships with at least two Dem House staffers while he was unmarried and serving in the lower chamber, telling reporters Thursday, "I'm not going to engage in gossip."

AOC gets squeamish about Democratic Socialists of America’s plan to abolish the U.S. Senate

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is not jumping on the push by her fellow Democratic Socialists of America to abolish the Senate.

White House confirms ICE vehicle stops to continue

The White House on Thursday confirmed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will continue conducting traffic stops, days after reports surfaced that the tactic had been temporarily halted following two fatal shootings.

House GOP eyes early vote on stopgap funding bill to keep government open through election

House Republican leaders are planning to hold a vote next week on a stopgap funding bill to prevent a government shutdown this fall in an early test of Democrats' appetite for forcing another appropriations lapse.

Questions loom over whether children born in U.S. to migrant parents can access Trump Accounts

The new Trump Accounts investment program, designed to seed children's financial futures with $1,000 in Treasury funds, appears to let kids born to illegal immigrants in the U.S. access the accounts.

House Budget panel advances blueprint for filibuster-proof defense, voter ID funding bill

The House Budget Committee on Thursday advanced Republicans' budget blueprint with instructions for crafting a filibuster-proof bill focused on defense funding, farm aid and voter ID requirements.

Pentagon has spent $2.64 billion on southern border since 2025: Report

The Trump administration has tapped the Defense Department to cover $2.64 billion in southern border operations.

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