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 […]