The spending measure, which passed the House earlier in the week, was presented to the Senate as a take-it-or-leave-it ...

Tariffs tax approval; Dems jockey for 2028 position; Elon-gated; Biden hemmed in Harris; a wild commute As Senate Democrats agonize over whether to help Republicans avoid a government shutdown Friday, ...

At least eight Democrats will need to join with Republicans to move the funding package forward to avoid a partial government ...

Midterm elections tend to be unkind to the party in power. The sitting president’s party has lost House seats in every midterm but two dating back to 1950. The last time Donald Trump was president, ...

The Maine Senate dealt a mortal blow to a short-term spending plan that aimed to cover an immediate $118 million deficit in ...

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including more federal layoffs and ...

The Maine Senate once again failed to pass emergency legislation with enough support to fund a $118 million shortfall in MaineCare spending.

Democrats will have a third seat being vacated by an incumbent lawmaker in the 2026 midterms with the party trying to retake ...

The budget bill failed in the Senate Tuesday night by just two votes after the two sides appeared to have worked out a compromise.

Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) defied House Democratic leadership Tuesday when he voted for the GOP’s bill to avert a government shutdown — the only one in the caucus to support the stopgap. Golden’s ...

New Hampshire Senator Jeanne Shaheen announced she will not be running for re-election in 2026, potentially setting up ...