BANGOR, Maine– Maine Democrats will choose a new U.S. Senate candidate on Saturday to take on veteran Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a race that could decide control of the Senate, after Graham Platner dropped out of the race following a sexual assault allegation. Support has centered around former state Senate President Troy Jackson, a
ARLINGTON, Va. — A lawmaker sponsoring a key piece of federal legislation on college sports said he believes the bill likely has the support it needs to pass the upper chamber. “We probably have 60 votes,” Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., said Friday at the Associated Press sports editors’ meeting. Schmitt called the next two weeks
The Epstein files are the biggest challenge the Justice Department has faced since Trump’s return. After public outcry, Congress ordered the Justice Department to release its trove of millions of files related to the investigation of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. However, the slow pace of publication and extensive redactions have drawn criticism
The revolving-door leadership of the nation’s top public health agency took another possible turn Wednesday, when Dr. Erica Schwartz’s nomination came before a U.S. Senate committee. Schwartz, 54, is running for director of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, charged with protecting Americans from preventable health threats. His career has been spent largely
Dr. Erica Schwartz faces a Senate confirmation hearing for CDC director. US Department of Health and Human Services hide title toggle title US Department of Health and Human Services Dr. Erica Schwartz, Trump’s latest nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will appear before a Senate committee Wednesday morning to answer questions
in this episode of mysterious valleyOur hosts look at Threads as it recently hit 500 million monthly users, putting it on par with X, but is it really competing or just filling a different niche? Meanwhile, reviews have been coming in for the Trump-branded T1 phone in recent weeks as it finally started shipping after