Democratic senators attending a closed-door meeting with Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner on Tuesday brushed off questions about the controversies engulfing his campaign, with some expressing confidence in his chances. Platner made a crisis trip to Washington, D.C. to meet with Democratic senators a week before his primary election on June 9 as his campaign continues to face questions over his alleged sexting scandals and resurfaced online posts....

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA – Trump-backed Republican Steve Hilton expressed confidence Tuesday as California Republicans fight to avoid being shut out of the governor’s race under the state’s unique “jungle-primary” system. Hilton and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco are the two main Republicans in the race to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. After Hilton received President Donald Trump’s endorsement, his neck-and-neck position with Bianco became a lead, but...