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 […]