Sara Gideon cruised to victory in the Democratic U.S. Senate primary

The Freeport Democrat will face Republican Sen. Susan Collins in the most costly Senate race in Maine history, with national implications for control of the Senate.

Former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville beats Sessions in Alabama Senate primary

Sessions was trying to take back the seat he held for 20 years before resigning to become President Trump's attorney general in 2017.

Election Day: Polls close at 8 p.m.

Flurry of absentee voting continues right up to Maine’s unusual July primary

Town and city clerks have been inundated with absentee ballots, and some election officials still expect to see voters at the polls for a primary that was delayed from June by the pandemic.

Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford county polling places

Polling places are open now in many towns, and things are different

‘Full speed ahead’ for Maine’s first election during pandemic

State and local officials say they feel confident Tuesday's elections will go smoothly, despite a record number of primary voters having filed absentee ballots.

Biden forges brand of liberal populism to use against Trump

The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee promises to address a pandemic-induced recession and centuries of racism and systemic inequalities.

Trump lags Biden on people of color in top campaign ranks

Twenty-five percent of the president's senior staff are nonwhite, compared to 36 percent of Biden’s.

Trump postpones New Hampshire rally as uncertainty surrounds campaign

The president cites a tropical storm in the forecast for the postponement of Saturday's event in Portsmouth, but campaign officials had privately acknowledged fears about how many people would attend.