Gov. Janet Mills and first-time candidate Graham Platner will face off in a hotly contested Democratic Senate primary in Maine.

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner has revealed in a podcast that he was tattooed years ago with an image widely recognized as Nazi symbol.

Democratic candidates outraised Republicans in four of the five most competitive Senate races in recent months, new campaign fundraising reports show – as they scrambled to build cash reserves for next year’s high-priced midterm battles.

Lawmakers especially criticized the nomination of former Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, R-N.Y., to lead the Labor Department’s watchdog office.

A Democratic candidate seeking to flip a Republican Senate seat in Maine is now under scrutiny for a series of offensive online posts that have recently surfaced.

Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley (Ore.), a prominent Senate progressive, held the Senate floor overnight and into Wednesday afternoon, speaking for more than 21 consecutive hours — and counting — to

Oregon's Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor all night long and into the evening on Oct. 22 to protest the Trump administration.

The government shutdown entered Day 24 on Friday. According to The Hill, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called the bill a ‘ruse’ to give broad authority to White House budget director Russell Vought in determining who would be paid, while bill sponsor Ron Johnson said Democrats were mischaracterizing the bill.