Liz Goodwin

Democrats consider the Maine race crucial to regain the Senate. Platner’s latest controversy, one strategist said, will be "very material."

In a D.C. blitz, Platner delved into his past for skittish Democrats.

The Maine race is considered crucial to Democrats’ hopes of flipping the Senate, but Platner’s web of controversies is overshadowing other issues.

Supporters brush off negative stories about the Democratic Senate candidate and rebut suggestions that he is the wrong person to take on GOP Sen. Susan Collins.

Veteran Graham Platner is attacking Republican Sen. Susan Collins's vote to authorize the war in his campaign to unseat her.

Voters are furious about the energy-guzzling behemoths that drive artificial intelligence, but politicians in both parties are cautious about backing all-out bans.

Liz Goodwin, Riley Beggin | Washington Post Show Caption Hide Caption Data center push back grows in communities across the country

The political energy is slowly beginning to catch up to voter anger.

Washington Post: Public anger is rising over the massive, resource-hungry facilities.

HILLIARD, Ohio -- Few politicians are embracing grassroots demands for a pause or ban on data center construction, though their footprint encompasses states that are midterm battlegrounds and will be crucial to determining which party controls the House and the Senate next year.