The discussion focused on a new Emerson College poll in the Maine Senate race, revealing Grant Platner leading Janet Mills 55% to 28% among Democratic primary voters, with 13% undecided. In a general election matchup, Platner leads Collins 48% to 41%, while Mills leads Collins 46% to 43%. The poll was conducted March 21-23, coinciding with Mills’ new ads. The speaker noted Emerson’s mixed past performance in Maine, citing a 15-point swing in a 2020 poll. The conversation highlighted the challenges of polling accuracy, especially in presidential years, due to changing voter demographics and reliability.
Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope to vote in a U.S. general election. The Vatican confirmed Friday that the Chicago-born pontiff had submitted a mail-in ballot in Chicago ahead of November's midterm elections, citing his long-standing belief in civic participation.
The horse-drawn carriages that have cruised through Central Park for more than 150 years will soon be banished from New York City, ending an iconic tradition beloved by tourists but long opposed by animal welfare activists.
Trees fell onto homes and utility poles were knocked down by a possible tornado in a central Arizona community during a series of violent storms that moved through the state overnight into Thursday.
The Orionids — one of two major meteor showers caused by remnants from Halley's comet — will peak this week, though a large moon will dim visibility until after it sets late at night.
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