Dora Townsend and David Rice, a couple visiting Maine from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, said they thought Democrat Graham Platner should drop from the state's Senate race after a new sexual assault allegation surfaced.

Democrats in Maine are already competing to get their name on the ballot and take on incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins in November.

Maine Democrat Graham Platner announced Wednesday he was dropping his Senate bid after a new sexual assault allegation by a woman he dated five years ago. Caitlin Huey-Burns and Joel Payne have the latest.

President Donald Trump called into question a new sexual assault allegation made against Maine’s Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner, who announced Wednesday he is suspending his campaign. “It’s really a question of whether or not you believe the woman,

President Donald Trump has fired Benjamin Hovland and Thomas Hicks, the Democrats on the federal Election Assistance Commission, while Christy McCormick, the Republican, was allowed to resign, sources tell ProPublica.

The Election Assistance Commission serves as a clearinghouse of election information and distributes grant money to states.

President Donald Trump has terminated two of the federal Election Assistance Commission's three members, eliminating the panel's ability to help local election officials prepare for the 2026 midterms.

U.S. President Donald Trump ⁠on Thursday terminated the members of the Election Assistance ​Commission, the independent, federal commission that assists election administration officials nationwide, according to ‌one person familiar with the ‌decision and two other people briefed on the terminations.

Marine Corps veteran Victor Marx won the Republican primary for Colorado governor on Thursday. Marx defeated state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer, his stiffest competition in the June 30 election. Too many votes remained outstanding after election night to call the tight race,

Victor Marx has become the Republican candidate in Colorado’s gubernatorial election this fall, The Associated Press reported on Thursday. “If you’re frustrated, skeptical, or wondering if anything can actually change,

Ministry leader Victor Marx has won the Republican primary for governor of Colorado, NBC News projects, setting up a general election matchup with state Attorney General Phil Weiser, the Democratic nominee.

Marine veteran Victor Marx, whose wild claims – including saying he was forced to kill a man at age 7 – have drawn widespread attention and significant skepticism, will win the Republican nomination for governor in Colorado,

A former Olympic canoe racer has pleaded not guilty to deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

David Hearn, a three-time Olympic canoe racer, entered a not guilty plea in D.C. Superior Court. Hearn, 67, faces a felony count of property destruction.

Three more people have been charged with vandalizing the pool on camera. They pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of destruction of property.

At least five people have been arrested in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool dispute, but key questions about the alleged damage remain unresolved.

An Indiana GOP congressman is pressing for answers on the health of a fellow Republican, U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, who has been hospitalized for nearly a month with an unknown condition. McConnell, 84,

Senator Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized since June 14. Speculation about his health has spread in recent days.

Nobody has publicly seen or heard from the 84-year-old Republican senator since his mysterious hospitalization three weeks ago.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is asking Mitch McConnell for an update on his health and whether he believes he can continue to serve in the role.

Israel recently shared new intelligence with the U.S. that they said showed Iran was considering a new plan to assassinate the president, sources say.

The U.S. resumed attacks against Iran on Wednesday "to further degrade their ability to threaten freedom of navigation," U.S. Central Command said.

President Trump says the ceasefire deal is "over" and announces another wave of U.S. airstrikes on Iran. The U.S. military says these attacks are a direct response to Iranian attacks on the Strait of Hormuz.

President Trump has threatened to hit Iran hard again in the coming hours, after declaring the ceasefire over because of Iranian attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. Also on the programme, NATO's secretary general says the alliance is stronger than ever - despite transatlantic tensions - with Europeans taking greater responsibility for their own defence;