The government shutdown stretched into Day 24 on Friday as the Senate failed to advance a measure to pay some federal workers.

Despite recent controversies, Platner has a huge lead in a recent poll and is drawing big crowds, while the two-term governor Mills is counting on her experience and achievements.

The Senate on Thursday rejected dueling partisan bills to pay federal workers during the government shutdown, with both Republicans and Democrats deflecting blame as many employees are set to miss the

Md., appeared to agree to negotiations Thursday afternoon on a plan to pay federal employees and potentially contractors amid the ongoing government shutdown.

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The Senate failed to advance two partisan bills that would have paid some federal workers during the shutdown. Democrats and Republicans remain deadlocked as the shutdown drags on.

The Senate failed to advance the House-passed funding bill that would end the government shutdown for the 12th time on Wednesday, following a marathon speech by Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon.

Platner is a U.S. military veteran and oyster farmer running for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in Maine.

A Democratic candidate for the US Senate in Maine has apologised after a tattoo on his chest resembling a Nazi symbol sparked backlash, saying he will have it removed. Graham Platner, a 41-year-old Marine Corps combat veteran and oyster farmer, said that he was unaware that the skull-and-crossbones tattoo resembled Nazi imagery.

Senate Democrats are moving to officially condemn President Trump's pardon of Changpeng Zhao, better known as CZ, the founder of crypto exchange Binance, Axios has learned. Why it matters: Some Senate Republicans have already criticized the pardon,