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BANGOR, Maine – The sprint to replace ex-candidate Graham Platner will come to an end on Saturday as Maine Democrats are expected to quickly elevate Troy Jackson as their party’s nominee in the high-stakes Senate showdown with longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Jackson, a former state Senate president, is on a glide path to replace … Read more

BANGOR, Maine — Former state Senate President Troy Jackson is on the cusp of becoming Democrats’ Senate nominee in Maine, starting a 101-day sprint to Election Day in a nationally watched, must-win race for his party.

WASHINGTON — Unless a federal judge intervenes, President Donald Trump has said the administration will break ground on Sept. 1 for what the Department of the Interior is calling a new “world-class” golf course only a mile from the White House South Lawn.

Watch President Donald Trump’s full speech at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, which was rescheduled after a shooting at the previous dinner in April. Trump took swipes at some of the journalists in the room and some political rivals while touting his accomplishments.

President Trump gave lengthy speech at the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner, where he insulted his political rivals and touted his accomplishments and relationship with the press. 

President Donald Trump struck a more conciliatory tone Friday at the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner, scrapping the combative speech he had prepared before an assassination attempt upended the annual event in April. The rewrite emphasized unity and gratitude, though the president still couldn’t resist slipping in a few familiar jabs at the press while … Read more

President Donald Trump joked that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “ran over the cow in his car” for the beef that was served at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. 

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday endorsed Rep. Haley Stevens ahead of the state’s U.S. Senate Democratic primary. Stevens, a more centrist candidate, and progressive Dr. Abdul El-Sayed are considered the front-runners in the race as early voting starts on Saturday. Whitmer’s endorsement could give Stevens a boost in a state where the governor twice … Read more

President Trump recounts a previous White House Correspondents’ Dinner during which former President Barack Obama gave a speech. Trump also reflects on his decision to run for office, and his relationship with the press. 

Nineteen House Republicans are demanding answers from New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill on how approximately 6,600 self-identified noncitizens were registered to vote and cast 400 ballots in what the state described as a software failure. The group put the question to Sherrill in a letter published on Friday afternoon. “Despite those answers, a software failure … Read more