Maine Gov. Janet Mills to Challenge Susan Collins for Senate in 2026

Gov. Janet Mills delivers her State of the State address in Augusta, Maine, on Jan. 30, 2024. Robert F. Bukaty/AP Photo Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) on Oct. 14 officially launched a U.S. Senate bid against Republican Susan Collins in next November’s elections. Mills’s campaign had briefly posted, then deleted, a fundraising video and an

New York AG Letitia James Speaks at Rally in First Appearance Since Indictment

New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during an event for mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani in New York City on Oct. 13, 2025. Olga Fedorova/AP Photo New York Attorney General Letitia James spoke at a rally for New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on Oct. 13, marking her first public appearance after being indicted

Cory Bowman, JD Vance’s Half-Brother, Bids to Reshape Cincinnati Politics

Cory Bowman, Cincinnati mayoral candidate, at his coffee shop in Cincinnati on April 25, 2025. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times CINCINNATI, Ohio—Cincinnati is a deep blue city where a Republican has not sat in the mayor’s seat since the late 1970s, and the city council is solely composed of Democrats. Cory Bowman, who is Vice President

Biden Commends Trump’s Gaza Deal

Former President Joe Biden speaks during the National Bar Association’s 100th Annual Awards Gala in Chicago on July 31, 2025. Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo Former President Joe Biden on Oct. 13 praised President Donald Trump for his effort in brokering a peace deal between Israel and Hamas, while noting his own administration’s efforts to end

Johnson Warns Current Government Shutdown Could Be Longest Ever

House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks to reporters in Washington on Oct. 13, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Oct. 13 that he thinks the ongoing federal government shutdown might become the longest in the nation’s history, and that he “won’t negotiate” with Democrats until they abandon their health care