Senate Bid

• Een oorlogskas van een super PAC ter waarde van 140 miljoen dollar staat klaar om de Democraat uit Ohio, Sherrod Brown, aan te vallen nu hij in 2026 een terugkeer naar de Senaat nastreeft. • Financiering van Republikeinse donateurs is erop gericht om de stemgeschiedenis en het economische beleid van Brown in deze cruciale swingstate te belichten. • Deze escalatie is van belang voor de verdediging van de krappe Senaatsmeerderheid van de GOP in een politiek klimaat met hoge belangen tijdens de tussentijdse verkiezingen.

• Maine Governor Janet Mills announced she is suspending her bid for the US Senate in 2026, allowing Democrat Graham Platner to run unopposed in the primary. • Mills' decision consolidates Democratic efforts in the state and removes a potential divisive primary battle within the party. • The move signals party unity heading into the 2026 midterm elections, a critical cycle for Senate control.

Mills cites lack of funds as rival to unseat Susan Collins fuels Democratic rift under Donald TrumpSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxJanet Mills, the Maine governor, on Thursday dropped her bid for the US Senate just weeks before the Democratic primary in a race that reflected an internal party debate over how to win one of this year’s most competitive Senate seats.“While I have the drive and passion, commitment and experience, and above all else – the fight – to continue on, I very simply do not have the one thing that political campaigns unfortunately require today: the financial resources,” Mills said in a statement. “That is why today I have made the incredibly difficult decision to suspend my campaign for the United States Senate.” Continue reading...