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2026 Election

  • Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., left, join hands.

    ‘This Was a Black Eye’: Progressives Face Reckoning Over Graham Platner

    July 14, 2026 11:24 a.m.

  • New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani celebrates with Democratic congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier

    The Race to Become the Democratic Left’s Next Power Firm

    July 14, 2026 05:13 a.m.

  • ICE Shooting Maine

    Protesters Swarm Sen. Collins’ Maine Office After ICE-Involved Shooting

    July 13, 2026 03:31 p.m.

  • Immigration Enforcement Wisconsin

    Wisconsin Governor Candidate Fires Campaign Manager Over Financial ‘Inaccuracies’

    July 13, 2026 02:27 p.m.

  • Sen. Susan Collins

    Collins Sticks to Script as Dem Chaos Erupts Following Platner Exit

    July 13, 2026 05:10 a.m.

  • Obit Lindsey Graham

    The Race to Fill Lindsey Graham’s Seat Is Already On

    July 12, 2026 05:26 p.m.

  • Campaign volunteers Peter and Erin Evans puts up a sign outside an event with Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Sunday, June 7, 2026, in Portland, Maine.

    Senate Candidates Have Been Replaced Before. Here’s How It Went.

    July 10, 2026 05:30 a.m.

  • Christy McCormick, Ben Hovland, Kevin McMahan

    Trump Purges Election Assistance Commission

    July 09, 2026 09:02 p.m.

  • Graham Platner campaign

    A New Poll Shows a Tight Fight for Platner Replacements

    July 09, 2026 01:55 p.m.

  • Election 2026 Senate Maine

    Graham Platner’s Collapse Is a ‘Reckoning’ for Political Vetting

    July 09, 2026 05:13 a.m.

  • Rep. Jesús "Chuy" García, D-Ill., speaks during a news conference with members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus on funding and accountability for the Department of Homeland Security in the Capitol Visitor Center on Tuesday, January 13, 2026.

    Rep. García Faces New Meddling Accusations Ahead of Midterms

    July 09, 2026 05:00 a.m.

  • Election 2026 Maine Governor

    Maine Democrats Are Eyeing the Nomination With Platner Out

    July 08, 2026 07:04 p.m.

  • DOJ building in Washington, D.C.

    DOJ Issues Nationwide Threat to Prosecute Local Election Officials

    July 08, 2026 01:37 p.m.

  • Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks at an event in front of an American flag.

    Ties to Graham Platner Could ‘Haunt’ a Replacement

    July 08, 2026 05:13 a.m.

  • Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, left, join hands at an event in Orono, Maine.

    Platner’s Last Pillar of Support Falls as Sanders Says: Drop Out

    July 07, 2026 02:13 p.m.

  • Troy Jackson

    First Challenger Files Paperwork to Potentially Replace Platner

    July 07, 2026 01:21 p.m.

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