Schumer’s Maine pick Janet Mills drops out; VRA ruling boosts GOP path

Progressive Democrats cheered after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) preferred candidate, Gov. Janet Mills (D), exited Maine’s Senate race, reshaping the field. Republicans are eyeing potential congressional seat gains following a Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act (VRA) that could redraw the political map ahead of November. Meanwhile, long‑standing U.S.-Germany relations have…