Advocates for Defunding Police Drop Millions to Boost Dem Senate Candidates

Jaime Harrison, Mark Kelly, Sara Gideon benefit from far-left group's multimillion-dollar ad buy

Joe Schoffstall
October 9, 2020 3:45 PM

A progressive group that advocates for defunding the police is dropping millions into three competitive Senate races to boost Democrats with less than four weeks to go until the elections.

Democratic Senate Candidates Largely Opposed to Court Packing

David Rutz
September 24, 2020 6:45 PM

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) said "everything is on the table" including court-packing if Republicans fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Supreme Court seat, but it looks like his 2020 crop of candidates could thwart those efforts.

Ethics Complaint Filed Against Gideon Campaign

Watchdog claims Maine Dem illegally coordinated with Schumer super PAC

Yuichiro Kakutani
September 16, 2020 5:00 PM

Maine Senate Democratic candidate Sara Gideon’s campaign violated campaign finance law by illegally coordinating with a super PAC aligned with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.), according to a new ethics complaint.

Maine Dem Spiked Ethics Probe Into Partymate’s Teen Sex Abuse

Sara Gideon blocked investigation into her handling of colleague's sexual misconduct

Yuichiro Kakutani
September 9, 2020 5:00 AM

Democratic Senate candidate Sara Gideon spiked an ethics probe into how she handled allegations that one of her Democratic colleagues in the state legislature sexually abused teen girls.

Maine Dem Sara Gideon Killed Child Abuse Bill

Legislative leader blocked bill days after Dem colleague resigned over child abuse allegations

Yuichiro Kakutani
September 8, 2020 4:58 AM

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Sara Gideon killed an anti-child abuse bill backed by health officials just days after a Democratic legislator resigned for allegedly having sexual relationships with high school girls.

Anti-Collins Small Business Owners Are Longtime Dem Activists

Dark money-funded ad stars couple that benefitted from PPP program

Yuichiro Kakutani
September 2, 2020 6:25 PM

Two Maine restaurateurs accused Republican senator Susan Collins in an attack ad of crafting corporate loopholes in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) while leaving small businesses like theirs out to dry. The ad, however, failed to note that the two small business owners are veteran Democratic activists who received PPP loans within one month of the program's start.

Maine Democrat’s Family Business Failed to Pay $57K In Taxes

County issued 77 tax liens against Sara Gideon's family development company

Yuichiro Kakutani
August 27, 2020 4:59 AM

Maine Senate Democratic candidate Sara Gideon's family business failed to pay more than $57,000 in local property taxes, according to state records.

Maine Democrat Sara Gideon Killed Bills Outlawing Female Genital Mutilation

Maine Dems argued legislation was racist

Yuichiro Kakutani
August 13, 2020 5:00 AM

Democratic Senate candidate Sara Gideon repeatedly killed bills to outlaw female genital mutilation during her tenure as the speaker of the Maine House of Representatives.

Gideon Championed Taxpayer-Funded Abortion in Maine, Then Donations Came

Abortion interest groups spend hundreds of thousands in race to unseat pro-choice Republican

Yuichiro Kakutani
August 11, 2020 3:40 PM

Democratic Maine Senate candidate Sara Gideon took hundreds of thousands of dollars from abortion interest groups after she passed legislation to force taxpayers to pay for abortions and drastically expanded abortion access during her tenure as the speaker of the Maine House of Representatives.

Top Dem Senate Challengers Silent on D.C. Statehood

Schumer has made capital statehood for heavily Democratic city a 'top priority'

Collin Anderson
July 30, 2020 5:00 AM

A number of prominent 2020 Democratic Senate challengers have refused to take a position on D.C. statehood after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) called the issue a "top priority" should his party gain control of the upper chamber.