Chase Smith

Platner exited the Maine Senate race over an assault allegation he denies, giving Democrats until July 27 to name a nominee to face Sen. Susan Collins.

The House Democratic leader told NPR that his caucus will stay ideologically mixed and described November’s midterms as a referendum on the president.

Schumer and Gillibrand said the Democrats’ Senate campaign arm will not invest in the Maine race if Platner remains on the ballot.

New Jersey voters can soon sue local governments over election practices they say hurt minority voters, under a law signed by Gov. Mikie Sherrill.

The Illinois governor signed a law requiring the largest AI companies to undergo annual outside safety audits, a first in the United States.

The RNC has $125.5 million and no debt while the DNC has $14.9 million in cash and $18.3 million debt, but Democratic candidates are far ahead in fundraising.

The states argue the rule narrows Medicaid’s ‘medically frail’ exemption beyond what Congress intended.

A Michigan senator’s call to replace the party’s top leaders drew rebuke from House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) and the Congressional Black Caucus.

Democrats’ left and center keep winning—but in different places, letting the party defer a fight until 2028. But it could come sooner.

The program, modeled on a long-running House effort, will deploy Senate staffers to document voter interference, threats, and ’misinformation.’