The new campaign manager for progressive Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner is stepping down after less than a week in the role. Kevin Brown, who began the role last week, is the latest staffer to leave the Platner campaign, which became riddled with controversy after the resignation of its political director, Genevieve McDonald. Platner, an […]

Soybean farmers are cautiously optimistic as trade negotiations between the United States and China inch closer to an agreement that is expected to include big purchases of U.S. soybeans. Exact details of the negotiations are unclear, but Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent struck an optimistic tone over the weekend and said he expects Chinese soybean purchases […]

A Utah judge ruled on Monday that accused Charlie Kirk killer Tyler Robinson will be permitted to wear “civilian attire” but will remain restrained during pretrial hearings. While Robinson is entitled to wear regular clothing and have restraints concealed during a trial, his attorneys argued he should not have to wear jail clothes and restraints […]

New York residents on Monday filed a lawsuit seeking to toss out the state’s newly redrawn political maps due to allegations that the redistricting plan discriminates against minority voters.  Last year, state Democrats led redistricting efforts that culminated in the approval of new maps that were designed to target then-GOP Rep. Brandon Williams’s seat and […]