State Representative Deqa Dhalac, a Somali American, announced she would not seek re-election due to a hostile legislature and calls for her removal from the budget committee over her former employer’s MaineCare fraud scandal. Dhalac, who previously served as South Portland’s first Somali American mayor, was involved with Gateway Community Services during the fraud. While not directly implicated, her presence during the scheme raises ethical concerns. The speaker criticizes Dhalac’s claim of an unsafe legislature as a defensive tactic to garner sympathy, suggesting her decision to leave was strategic rather than coerced.
Laurel Libby discussed the Maine gubernatorial race, highlighting Hannah Pingree’s press conference on rural healthcare. Pingree, a long-time establishment figure,…
Abdul El-Sayed's victory in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary is the latest and perhaps most significant evidence that the party's voters are looking to turn the page on establishment-backed politicians — even in must-win battlegrounds.
Embattled North Carolina Republican congressman Chuck Edwards withdrew from his reelection campaign on Wednesday, two days after the House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured for unprofessional and inappropriate conduct toward two young female aides in his office.
Moderate candidate U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and progressive favorite Abdul El-Sayed were in a tight race for Michigan's Democratic U.S. Senate nomination in the early morning hours of Wednesday.
