Senate Bid

• 緬州州長 Janet Mills 宣布暫停其 2026 年美國參議院競選活動，使民主黨人 Graham Platner 在初選中無需面對競爭對手。 • Mills 的決定鞏固了該州民主黨的努力，並消除了黨內潛在的分裂性初選鬥爭。 • 此舉標誌著在進入 2026 年中期選舉（一個決定參議院控制權的關鍵週期）前，該黨達成了團結。

Mills 以資金短缺為由退出，此時旨在取代 Susan Collins 的競爭加劇了 Donald Trump 領導下 Democratic 內部的分歧 註冊 Breaking News US 電子郵件以在您的收件匣中獲取通訊提醒 Maine 州長 Janet Mills 週四在 Democratic 初選前幾週放棄了 US Senate 的競選，這場競選反映了黨內對於如何贏得今年最具競爭力的參議院席位之一的內部辯論。 「雖然我有動力和熱情、承諾和經驗，最重要的是——鬥志——來繼續前進，但我唯獨缺乏當今政治競選不幸地需要的一件東西：財務資源，」Mills 在一份聲明中表示。「這就是為什麼今天我做出了一個極其艱難的決定，暫停我的 United States Senate 競選活動。」 繼續閱讀...

• A $140 million super PAC war chest is poised to challenge Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown's 2026 Senate return. • Funded by Republican donors, the group aims to exploit Brown's vulnerabilities in a key battleground. • This escalation underscores high stakes for Senate control amid Trump's midterm focus.

Measure passed 50-49 to overturn a 20-year ban on mining near renowned Boundary Waters Canoe Area WildernessThe US Senate narrowly voted on Thursday to overturn a ban on mining near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, an enormous complex of interconnected lakes, rivers and forests that is among the most visited wild areas in the US.The resolution passed 50-49 to repeal a 20-year moratorium imposed by former president Joe Biden’s administration in 2023 on mining across the 225,000 acres in the Superior national forest. Continue reading...