2026 Election

Democrats running for Senate in Maine are in an all-out sprint to build an early advantage in their abbreviated race for the party nomination, and the first big tests are coming this weekend.

Graham Platner officially exited the race for U.S.

Several social media messages posted roughly a decade ago by Bobby Pulido, now running for Congress as a Democrat, used racist and homophobic language.

Democrats seeking to take Graham Platner’s place as the party’s Senate nominee in Maine share something in common: They all made unsuccessful bids for higher office this year.

President Donald Trump said Monday that he has recommended to South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster that he choose Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to serve the remainder of the late Republican senator’s term, which ends in early January.

GOP strategists who spoke to NBC News said they are less worried than they were a few months ago about the Iran war and rising prices hurting their party.

A proposed ballot measure that would impose a one-time wealth tax on the richest Californians is facing an increasingly uphill climb toward passage in November.

Maine is a must-win state for Democrats in their quest to capture control of the Senate in November, with major implications for President Donald Trump’s agenda and nominations.

Embattled Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner on Friday officially dropped out of the race, paving the way for Democrats to select a new nominee just days before the deadline.

The dismissals hamstring a key bipartisan agency just months before the midterms.