Troy Jackson on glidepath to Maine Senate nomination 

In today’s issue: Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson (D) nearly clinched the Democratic nomination for Senate in Maine after his main opponents dropped out of the race on Sunday. Maine Secretary of State Shenae Bellows and Nirav Shah, former director of the Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, both suspended their candidacies and…

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Three political subplots from World Cup

The FIFA Men’s World Cup has come and gone, with Spain beating Argentina 1-0 in the final on Sunday to win the world’s top international football competition for the second time in the last 16 years. The first men’s World Cup to be held in the Americas since 1994 – Canada and Mexico also hosted…

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Energy secretary: US 'will continue to assure flow of traffic' through Strait of Hormuz amid reignited Iran war

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday that the United States will “continue to ensure the flow of traffic” through the Strait of Hormuz, more than a week after hostilities resumed between the United States and Iran. “The president is always looking for diplomatic off-ramps,” Wright told ABC News’ Jonathan Carl in an interview on “This…

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High-profile Trump nominees pose test for outgoing Republicans

Several high-profile Trump administration nominees will face committee votes in the coming weeks, which will show whether outgoing GOP senators are willing to push the administration forward — or at least gain some leverage. Erica Schwartz, director-designate of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Todd Blanch, nominee for Attorney General, received a…

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Second Democrat drops out of Maine primary

Former Maine CDC director Nirav Shah dropped out of the Democratic primary for Senate on Sunday, a day after making his case to delegates in Augusta. “A few weeks ago, I entered this race because I could not accept the idea of ​​Suzanne Collins running for a sixth term at the same moment that Maine…

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