The Great American State Fair used music and culture to bring people together and celebrate Wednesday’s theme of family life and community support. Families from all over the country came to celebrate America’s 250th birthday, not just by looking back on its history, but by making new memories. John Schneider, actor and country music star, […]
President Donald Trump on Wednesday revealed he has “no idea” about Sen. Mitch McConnell‘s (R-KY) health status, failing to ease concerns about why the elderly lawmaker has spent nearly a month in the hospital. When asked by reporters on Air Force One whether he had spoken with McConnell since the former Senate majority leader was […]
President Donald Trump on Wednesday reminded Europe he is willing to withdraw U.S. troops protecting the region if it doesn’t back him on the “little things,” including supporting the war in Iran and U.S. control of Greenland. Trump made the comments on Air Force One as he flew back to Washington from the “quite nice” […]
The Maine Democratic Party announced on Wednesday plans to hold a nominating convention to select its candidate for U.S. Senate as former nominee Graham Platner’s decision to exit the race threatens to derail efforts to flip the seat blue. Platner ended his Senate campaign to oust Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) on Wednesday evening, just days […]
Populist Democrat Graham Platner has suspended his campaign to be Maine‘s next U.S. senator after a report published Monday in which a woman accused him of sexual assault. “We’re suspending campaign operations,” Platner said in a video on Wednesday evening while insisting the allegations were false and designed only to derail his campaign. “I just […]
Dozens of people were injured after a bus crashed into a building in Baltimore County on Wednesday, according to Maryland authorities. Over 30 patients were initially reported, including one in critical condition, after the incident in Pikesville, the Baltimore County Fire Department said. Officials later confirmed 28 patients, after declaring a second alarm mass casualty […]
Democrats are hoping to avoid a repeat of former Vice President Kamala Harris‘s shotgun run for president as they grapple with how to replace Graham Platner, their nominee in Maine‘s marquee Senate race. Platner’s exit from the race, which could come as soon as Wednesday, would give party leaders until the end of the month […]
President Donald Trump’s latest turn on Iran suggests how an alleged Iranian assassination plot has added a personal dimension to what allies describe as his yearslong determination to prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Trump was in Turkey on Wednesday for a summit with NATO leaders, where he told reporters that, following the latest […]
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced his legal team will “immediately” seek a rehearing before the Supreme Court on his efforts to overhaul birthright citizenship after a majority of justices ruled the White House’s executive order on the matter was unconstitutional. Trump expressed concern that illegal immigrants are taking advantage of the policy after Chief […]
Maine state Rep. Valli Geiger on Wednesday said Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner privately nudged her to seek to replace him if he suspended his bid for office as his campaign remains embroiled in controversy. Geiger told WMTW that Platner called her Monday evening and threw his support behind her, saying, “Valli, you are a […]
