Maine Democratic Gov. Janet Mills appears to have prematurely launched her campaign for the Senate on Friday and quickly deleted her announcement after realizing the mistake.

Mills, 77, is a former state attorney general who won the governorship in 2018 and again in 2022. Maine governors are barred from seeking a third term and, while Mills early this year seemed to dismiss a Senate campaign, she had publicly rethought the notion and said she was “seriously considering” running.

The government shutdown will last at least until at least next week, as the Senate adjourned until Tuesday after another round of failed votes to reopen the government.

During a press conference today, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) claims Senate Democrats will try to get rid of the filibuster if they get back the majority. Meanwhile, Thune and his GOP colleagues openly surrender their powers over to Trump and recently used the "nuclear option" to rubber-stamp Trump's long line of incompetent and unqualified nominees.

The Senate advanced the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act on a bipartisan vote late Thursday during Day 9 of the government shutdown.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer said he informed Democratic senators Tuesday that a vote on a budget resolution, a possible first step toward passing another round of coronavirus relief using a procedural tool called "reconciliation,