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In Republicans’ bid to retake control of Congress, this traditionally Democratic stretch of South Texas has quietly become a top battleground.

Former two-term Republican Gov. Paul LePage, who liked to compare himself to former President Donald Trump, formally announced Monday that he’s launching a campaign for a third term. LePage has not been shy about criticizing his successor, Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, over fiscal policies and her actions during the coronavirus pandemic. “Maine faces several challenges and we must work...

With a growing rift between Massachusetts Republicans, a meeting in Marlboro is likely to be contentious.

States with Democratic governors had the highest incidence and death rates from COVID-19 in the first months of the coronavirus pandemic, but states with Republican governors surpassed those rates as the crisis dragged on, a study released Tuesday found.

Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., announced he will vote to impeach President Donald Trump saying “there is no excuse for President Trump’s actions.”

A Republican caucus meeting that resulted in at least four New Hampshire lawmakers testing positive for the coronavirus was “horribly managed.”

“For all of those of you who voted for President Trump, I understand the disappointment tonight. I’ve lost a couple times myself. But now let’s give each other a chance,” President-Elect Joe Biden said. “[Trump supporters] are not our enemies. They are Americans.”

Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has expressed racist views and support of QAnon conspiracy theories, won a U.S. House seat Tuesday.

Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who is facing a tight reelection in Maine, announced Sunday she will join Democrats in voting against Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s final confirmation on Monday in order to be “fair and consistent,” according to a statement obtained by NBC News. “Because this vote is occurring prior to the election, I will vote against...

Sen. Cory Booker speaks about the confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett to be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Major donors to President Donald Trump’s campaign have found a way to gain influence beyond writing massive checks

With the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sen. Susan Collins, the only Republican member of Congress in New England, now faces potentially controversial votes on how to go about filling the vacant seat on the nation’s highest court. And the decision she faces comes right in the middle of Collins’ intense reelection fight. On Saturday, Collins...

Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine on Friday called the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg “one of the most prominent legal luminaries of our time.” But she waited until Saturday to address whether the nomination of her successor should happen now, or after the election. Ginsburg died Friday at her home in Washington. She was 87. Her death…

Republican Gov. Charlie Baker urged President Trump and the U.S. Senate on Saturday to wait until after the election to nominate or confirm a successor for Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday at the age of 87. “The passing of Justice Ginsburg is not only a loss for the court but for the entire nation, and I urge President Trump…

Ginsburg was a pioneer who championed women’s rights and leaves a great legacy.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has decided to back Republican Maine Sen. Susan Collins in her hotly contested re-election campaign. According to the Boston Globe, the Republican governor will appear in a series of ads funded by a GOP super PAC supporting the embattled U.S. senator. The campaign also features Republican Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan. Collins, who is seeking a...

Former Navy combat pilot Mike Garcia won an improbable victory for an open U.S. House seat _ running as a Trump Republican in a district on the fringe of heavily Democratic Los Angeles

Republican Sen. Susan Collins is in an essential tie with one of the Democrats vying for her seat, according to a new poll from Colby College.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is stopping short of saying whether President Donald Trump should be removed from office. Baker is a Republican, but no fan of Trump. In 2016, Baker opted not to cast a ballot in the presidential race rather than vote for Trump. Baker wouldn’t say Thursday whether he supported the House votes to impeach Trump. He said…

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