Politics
Graham Platner officially withdraws from Maine Senate race with a parting expletive
Graham Platner officially withdrew from the U.S. Senate race in Maine, ending a tumultuous campaign capped by a former girlfriend’s rape allegation against him that shattered the left-wing coalition...
Florida officially opens President Donald J. Trump Airport
The airport in Palm Beach County officially changed its name to President Donald J. Trump International Airport on Thursday. The airport, previously known as Palm Beach International Airport, was...
Platner ends whirlwind Senate bid after rape allegation
Graham Platner finally relented to intense pressure, announcing he was bowing out of the Maine Senate race. In a video posted to social media on Wednesday evening, a defiant...
Southern Poverty Law Center pleads not guilty in federal fraud case
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Southern Poverty Law Center, best known for monitoring hate groups, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal charges that it defrauded donors by not disclosing that...
Schumer urges Platner to quit Maine Senate race after sex-assault claim
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer is urging Graham Platner to bow out of the Maine Senate race after a new allegation of sexual assault surfaced — the most serious...
Democrat Mallory McMorrow suspends her Michigan Senate campaign and scrambles the pivotal race
Michigan Democrat Mallory McMorrow suspended her campaign for the U.S. Senate on Sunday, abruptly reshaping the party primary just a month before the election and leaving a two-person contest...
Largest reported naval gathering in U.S. history sails into New York Harbor for America’s 250th
Vice President J.D. Vance joined the International Naval Review 250 on Independence Day at the Port of New York and New Jersey to commemorate America’s semiquincentennial. Saturday’s event is...
Platner borrows from the Trump playbook in maverick left-wing run for U.S. Senate
Graham Platner is adopting elements of President Trump’s populist approach in the Maine Senate race, tapping into voter frustration with a system they believe is stacked against them and...
Democratic congressman asks the CFPB to investigate ‘rent now, pay later’ companies
NEW YORK — A Democratic member of Congress is calling for the federal government to investigate the growing “rent now, pay later” industry, saying Americans may not understand the...
Democratic socialists chalk up another win in Colorado
Democratic socialist Melat Kiros beat U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette in a Colorado House primary Tuesday, a stunning victory for the first-time candidate against a nearly 30-year incumbent and another...
