Maine Democrats scramble to replace Senate candidate Graham Platner after his withdrawal due to sexual assault allegations.

Democrat Graham Platner is waiting until the last minute to formally withdraw from the U.S. Senate race in Maine, sources told Axios and Bloomberg on Thursday. Platner, who’s been squabbling with state party leadership over controlling the next steps in the race,

Maine Democrats are vying to be the new Senate candidate after Graham Platner said he would drop out after a sexual assault allegation.

The scramble to replace Graham Platner on Maine's U.S. Senate ballot is only one of the showdowns this summer over the Democrats' direction.

U.S. President Donald ​Trump said on ‌Friday he would not ​sign a bipartisan ​housing affordability bill that ⁠he had ​called “a big yawn" ​last month.

Key Takewways The 21st-Century Road To Housing Act is set to become law Saturday if President Donald Trump does not veto it.The bill includes multiple provisions aimed at making housing more affordable.

The allow the 21st Century Road to Housing Act is set to become law without President Donald Trump’s signature. In a social media post Friday, Trump cited “protest” as his reason for standing aside as the bill takes effect 12:00 a.

It looks like a bipartisan housing bill will become law at the stroke of midnight—though without the pomp of a presidential signing ceremony preceding it. President Trump on Friday abruptly scrapped what was expected to be one of this Congress's last big bill-signing ceremonies for the 21st Century Road to Housing Act—even with invitees en route,

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized since June 14. As concerns about his return to office grow, here's what we know about his health.

The U.S. Senate returns on Monday ⁠for ⁠a four-week work period expected to include ⁠votes on defense and other national security legislation, with one of the most influential voices ​on those issues – Republican Senator Mitch McConnell – still absent with undisclosed health problems.

The 84-year-old's hospital stay may make it harder for Republicans to break a stalemate over funding, including $87 billion for the Pentagon as the Iran war reignites.

An Indiana GOP congressman is pressing for answers on the health of a fellow Republican, U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, who has been hospitalized for nearly a month with an unknown condition. McConnell, 84,

A new rule rescinds the definition of what it means to “harm” a plant or animal under the Endangered Species Act and could lead to more habitat destruction.

The Trump administration on Friday rescinded a key provision of the Endangered Species Act that protected habitat crucial to imperiled wildlife.

The Trump administration reversed decades of longstanding environmental law protecting endangered species on Friday, opening up sensitive habitats of those protected species to drilling, mining, farming and real estate development.

The change limits the reach of the 50-year-old Endangered Species Act so that the destruction of habitats will no longer be considered “harm.”

On the same day the Michigan Supreme Court let stand a lower court's decision ordering bills be sent to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's desk for her signature — ending a prolonged legal standoff between the Michigan House of Representatives and the Michigan Senate — the governor vetoed all of the nine bills caught in the legal limbo.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has vetoed the nine bills that were stuck in limbo from the 2023-24 legislative session and were the subject of a Michigan Supreme Court order on Friday, potentially roiling

The state Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that Michigan’s Republican-led House of Representatives must send nine bills to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer that were passed by lawmakers in 2024. The state Court of Appeals in October said that withholding the bills violated the state Constitution.

The Michigan House must present nine bills passed in 2024 to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for her signature under a Michigan Supreme Court order.

Unfortunately, I do think [Talarico] has a real chance,” Cruz told Abbott, who stood in for the conservative talk show host during an hours-long program featuring other top Republican lawmakers and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.

The GOP senator warned Republicans not to dismiss James Talarico in his race against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

The Democrat builds on his early fundraising momentum while the Republican says his totals shows he is uniting his party in the competitive statewide race.

James Talarico has raised $30M, tripling Ken Paxton, but Texas Senate polls remain tight in this closely watched race.