Maine Democratic Gov. Janet Mills appears to have prematurely launched her campaign for the Senate on Friday and quickly deleted her announcement after realizing the mistake.

This story will be updated. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills is supposed to announce a run for U.S. Senate next week, in an attempt to unseat Republican Susan Collins. On Friday, the online news publication Axios reported that Mills plans to announce her run Tuesday,

The Senate’s passage of the FY 2026 NDAA enables the House and Senate Armed Services Committees to work out a compromise.

A former top aide to two state Senate leaders is returning to Annapolis as budget secretary. Yaakov "Jake" Weissmann, currently a vice president at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, succeeds Helene Grady,

The government shutdown will last at least until at least next week, as the Senate adjourned until Tuesday after another round of failed votes to reopen the government.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills is planning to launch her Senate campaign Tuesday, according to an internal team document obtained by Axios. Why it matters: A campaign kickoff by Mills, a battle-tested two-term Democratic governor,