Maine Senate candidate Platner on his double-digit primary lead: “We’re going to continue pushing”

Maine Senate candidate Platner on his double-digit primary lead: “We’re going to continue pushing” – CBS News Watch CBS News A series of new polls show progressive Democratic candidate Graham Platner with a double-digit lead in Maine’s Senate primary over Gov. Janet Mills. He joins “The Takeout” to discuss his campaign. Source link

Project 2025 architect drops GOP primary bid against Sen. Lindsey Graham

Republican Paul Dans, who oversaw the conservative policy blueprint known as Project 2025, announced Friday that he is ending his primary campaign against Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and backing another candidate in the race. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Dans, noting he was recently endorsed … Read more

Why a Maine farmer is beating Schumer-backed candidate in Democratic Senate primary polls

Why a Maine farmer is beating Schumer-backed candidate in Democratic Senate primary polls – CBS News Watch CBS News Bloomberg’s Mario Parker and Axios’ Alex Isenstadt join “The Takeout” to discuss the midterms, Melania Trump and more. Source link

How the White House tried – and failed – to push a candidate out of a Republican state Senate primary in Indiana

White House officials and their allies sought to pressure an Indiana Republican to drop out of a state Senate primary earlier this year, floating job opportunities and warning of the personal attacks she could face as they worked to pave the way for President Donald Trump’s preferred candidate. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get … Read more

In Maine, Senate primary puts Democrats’ generational tensions on display

On a chilly night in early April, about two dozen people are gathered in a high school classroom to hear Democratic Gov. Janet Mills deliver her pitch for the U.S. Senate. A couple of staunch Mills supporters leave with lawn signs. Another woman remains undecided. Evelyn Spencer, a paralegal from Sabattus, Maine, calls Ms. Mills … Read more

77-year-old House Dem facing younger primary challengers seeks to impeach Donald Trump

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., is mounting a longshot bid to impeach President Donald Trump as he stares down a primary threat from younger challengers, who seek to thwart his bid for a 15th House term.  Larson, 77, introduced 13 articles of impeachment against Trump on Monday, citing … Read more

Dem Senate primary erupts in key state as candidate teams up with radical streamer: ‘America deserved 9/11’

Michigan senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed takes heat for Khamenei comments, Hasan Piker event Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed faces backlash for leaked audio about the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei, stating he didn’t want to comment due to community sadness in Dearborn. During a Fox News interview, El-Sayed defends his anti-war position and … Read more

Primary pause, political firestorm: High-stakes elections this month take center stage

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The ballot box battle for the House majority resumes this week. Special U.S. House contests in Georgia and New Jersey and a Virginia referendum that is the latest face-off between President Donald Trump and Republicans and Democrats in the high-stakes congressional redistricting wars — with the House … Read more

Rubio gains early momentum in hypothetical 2028 GOP primary race as Vance remains front-runner

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Vice President JD Vance has long been seen as the heir apparent to President Donald Trump and his MAGA and America First base. While Vance remains the hypothetical clear front-runner ahead of the start of the 2028 White House race, which won’t ignite until after this year’s … Read more

New poll shows Platner with large lead over Mills in Maine Democratic Senate primary

A new Emerson College poll finds that progressive candidate Graham Plater holds a significant lead over Gov. Janet Mills in Maine’s closely-watched Democratic Senate primary. Daniella Diaz, congressional reporter for NOTUS, and Matt Brown, congressional reporter for The Associated Press, join to discuss. Source link