Lessons From the Graham Platner Disaster  —  Hopefully, by the time you read this, Graham Platner will have dropped out of the Senate race in Maine.  If he hasn't, he needs to, immediately.  —  His campaign, which started with such excitement and inspired so many people in Maine, has become a shameful catastrophe.

Who Might Replace Platner if He Drops Out?  Here's What Could Happen.  —  Graham Platner can be replaced on the ballot if he withdraws in the next week.  If he does, Maine Democrats would face an uncertain two-week race to choose a replacement.  —  Graham Platner can be replaced …

Platner's campaign has been dogged by controversy from the beginning.  —  After a woman accused Graham Platner, the Democratic Senate nominee in Maine, of rape, he denied the allegation but said he was taking time to “reflect” on his path forward.  —  Here's the latest.

Abandoned by Allies, Platner Faces Pressure to End Senate Campaign  —  After Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee in Maine, was accused of rape, much of the party and several key supporters turned against him.  —  A month after he captured the Democratic Senate nomination in Maine …

Top Democrats pull Graham Platner endorsements, call on him to end Maine Senate campaign  —  The Democrat, who has withstood other scandals since launching his challenge to Sen. Susan Collins (R), is accused of sexual assault by a woman he previously dated.  —  Summary

The cost of Khanna's Platner alliance  —  In the blast radius from the sexual assault allegations against Graham Platner, few politicians are taking a harder hit than Silicon Valley Rep. Ro Khanna.  —  Khanna, arguably more than any other national Democrat, provided political cover for the renegade Maine Senate candidate.

Democrats have abandoned Graham Platner … GORHAM, Maine — The dam has broken on Graham Platner's candidacy.  —  Democratic leaders in Maine and Washington, along with a growing pack of Platner's close supporters, abandoned his Senate campaign on Monday after POLITICO reported that a woman …

The Joy of the World Cup Just Collided With Trump  —  This year's World Cup has been unusually thrilling on the field, even by the tournament's high standards for drama, and has largely gone off without a hitch, despite prior concerns about stadium travel logistics for fans and whether the obscenely expensive matches would sell out.