Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country:
* In Maine’s closely watched U.S. Senate race, Democratic Gov. Janet Mills has launched her first ad buy of the cycle, and it’s focused entirely on condemning Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, agents. Mills hopes to take on Republican Sen. Susan Collins in the fall.
* The latest Fox News poll included a generic congressional ballot question, and it found Democrats with a 52% to 46% advantage over Republicans.
* Donald Trump can’t run again, but The Washington Post found that the president, “through an array of allied groups, has stockpiled nearly $400 million,” according to the latest campaign finance report filings.
* In New Hampshire’s competitive Republican U.S. Senate primary, former Sen. John Sununu was a Trump critic, while former Sen. Scott Brown served as a U.S. ambassador during Trump’s first term. Over the weekend, the president endorsed Sununu anyway in a statement that didn’t even mention Brown’s name.
* Arizona’s gubernatorial race is shaping up to be a three-way affair, as last week, health care businessman Hugh Lytle launched a third-party bid. He’ll apparently be the nominee of the newly named Arizona Independent Party, which used to be the No Labels Party of Arizona. Lytle said he’d self-fund his candidacy, at least in part, though he hasn’t disclosed how much he intends to spend.
* In a key Michigan state Senate race, a Republican outlet is running ads in support of State Board of Education President Pamela Pugh as part of her Democratic primary race, apparently because GOP operatives believe she’ll be easier to defeat in a general election.
* And while February isn’t slated to be huge for elections, there will be some key contests this month, and Bolts magazine published a helpful overview of races to watch.
