PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Troy Jackson was a longtime labor activist and logger before he unexpectedly became the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine. On Monday, he returned to a union hall to tell workers they need to go to the polls this fall — to raise the minimum wage, expand family medical leave and show support for one another.
Month: September 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two former Republican U.S. Senators eyeing a return to Washington will compete in New Hampshire’s state primary Tuesday for a seat they’ve both sought previously with mixed results. In the Democratic primary for the same U.S. Senate seat, a four-term congressman faces an increasingly competitive challenge on his left flank from a democratic socialist candidate.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans appeared to have a firm grip on the Senate heading into the final two years of President Donald Trump’s term. But with less than two months until Election Day, control of the chamber is now up for grabs.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is embracing his inner cowboy, seeking to gallop into this week’s Republican convention in Dallas and save the midterm elections for his party just in the nick of time.
A motorcyclist was killed Monday in a crash at Bird and Red roads, just outside of Coral Gables, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Five people who were injured after a cargo plane crashed remained hospitalized on Monday afternoon at Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center and at Jackson South Medical Center.
A cargo plane overshot Miami International Airport’s runway 30 on Sunday afternoon and crashed into a van, a fence, a sports utility vehicle, and a second fence, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
Travelers passing through Miami International Airport are dealing with delays and cancellations following Sunday’s cargo plane crash.
Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board will be providing an update on Sunday’s plane crash outside Miami International Airport.