Graham Platner Thinks a Political Revolution Is Coming
The presumptive Democratic Senate nominee from Maine enters the general election fray.
It Is Happening Every Day, Every Where
The presumptive Democratic Senate nominee from Maine enters the general election fray.
Her withdrawal reflects the energy of the party’s left and voters’ unease with older candidates and paves the way for Graham Platner to challenge Senator Susan Collins in November.
The lawsuit, filed by Democratic attorneys general, said the president’s tariffs have hurt their economies and residents.
The Trump administration has been targeting Maine since the president sparred with Gov. Janet Mills over transgender athletes at the White House in February.
The federal lawsuit is the latest escalation of Gov. Janet Mills’s standoff with the Trump administration over the issue of transgender athletes.
The administration concluded last month that Maine had violated federal law by allowing transgender athletes to play on girls’ or women’s teams.
The state’s first female governor and first female district attorney, the longtime Democratic politician has a history of supporting law enforcement.
President Trump asked Gov. Janet Mills if her state would comply with the executive order he signed banning transgender athletes from women’s sports. He didn’t like her answer.