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Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Accused rapist Graham Platner lists demands to Dems as he weighs dropping out of Maine Senate race — WASHINGTON — Maine Democratic candidate Graham Platner appears to be holding the Democratic Party hostage — refusing to drop out after he was accused of rape unless he gets to approve …
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Michael Shepherd / Bangor Daily News:
Troy Jackson files paperwork to explore replacing Graham Platner — The Bangor Daily News was the first to report this story. What you're reading here would likely not be made public without the efforts of professional journalists asking questions, interviewing sources and obtaining documents.
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
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.
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Associated Press:
Democrats scramble as Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner faces sexual assault allegation — With Democrats across the U.S. abandoning their support of Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner following an allegation of sexual assault, party leaders found themselves Tuesday scrambling …
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New York Times:
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 …
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Bangor Daily News:
Inside the Democratic jockeying to replace Graham Platner
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Andrew Howard / Politico:
Bernie Sanders says he told Graham Platner to ‘step aside’
Bernie Sanders says he told Graham Platner to ‘step aside’
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Washington Post:
6 potential replacements for Graham Platner if he drops out of Senate race
6 potential replacements for Graham Platner if he drops out of Senate race
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Melanie Mason / Politico:
The cost of Khanna's Platner alliance
The cost of Khanna's Platner alliance
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Associated Press:
Democrats' narrow path to Senate majority gets rockier as Platner faces sexual assault allegation
Democrats' narrow path to Senate majority gets rockier as Platner faces sexual assault allegation
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Politico:
A majority of Senate Dems say Platner should drop out. Here's where they all stand.
A majority of Senate Dems say Platner should drop out. Here's where they all stand.
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New York Post and HuffPost
New York Times:
Midtown Manhattan Building Evacuated as Officials Warn of Collapse — The complex, which once housed offices for the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, is being converted to residences. Officials inspecting it found support columns were buckling, and upper floors were sagging.
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abc7NY:
Midtown Manhattan buildings evacuated after columns found buckling at high-rise construction site — The high-rise at East 42nd Street and Second Avenue is a 1970s-era office building being converted into luxury apartments. — MIDTOWN EAST, Manhattan (WABC) — Columns buckled …
Zach Despart / ProPublica:
Ken Paxton Vowed to Crack Down on “Illegal Voting.” He May Have Violated Texas Election Law. — Two weeks before this year's primary elections, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the creation of a tip line for the public to report people or groups suspected of voter fraud.
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Carlos Lozada / New York Times:
JD Vance Is Worried — JD Vance seems stressed. — Not just because he must publicly support a war that he privately opposed, or because his political fortunes are tied to a president whose approval rating is circling the drain. Those conditions are bad enough for the vice president.
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CNBC:
Trump renews Greenland threats at NATO summit, says U.S. could remove troops from Europe … President Donald Trump on Tuesday resurrected his push for the U.S. to acquire Greenland, and suggested the U.S. could pull all of its armed services members out of Europe in response to the continent's continued pushback on the issue.
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Republican Leaders Say They've Spoken With McConnell Since Hospitalization — The top two G.O.P. senators each said they had lengthy phone conversations with Senator Mitch McConnell, who has been hospitalized for three weeks, as questions mount about his condition.
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Senate GOP leaders say they've spoken with Mitch McConnell
Senate GOP leaders say they've spoken with Mitch McConnell
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Politico:
Justices Kagan and Barrett on tap to testify on Capitol Hill next week — Two Supreme Court justices will testify on Capitol Hill next week, marking the first time since 2019 that members of the high court will testify on their annual budget request to Congress.
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Julian Mark / Washington Post:
Supreme Court justices to make rare appearance before Congress
Supreme Court justices to make rare appearance before Congress
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Samy Adghirni / Bloomberg:
Le Pen Says She'll Run in France's 2027 Presidential Race — Marine Le Pen, France's far-right leader for two decades, intends to make her fourth presidential run even after an appellate panel ordered her to wear an electronic-monitoring device when it upheld her conviction for misusing public funds.
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Vile New Birthright Stance Is So Toxic, Even Fox Admits It — After the Supreme Court handed Donald Trump a major defeat by upholding birthright citizenship last month, an angry Trump took to Truth Social to urge Republican lawmakers to overturn it with legislation.
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NewsMax.com
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
The World Cup Stood as a Break From U.S. Politics. Then Trump Got Involved. — The president's call to the head of FIFA underscores that he has yet to find an area of American, or even global, life where he is unwilling to assert himself. — For nearly a month, President Trump had stayed away …
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Max Rego / The Hill:
Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum arrested on drug charges — Andrew Gillum, who was the Democratic nominee in the 2018 Florida governor's race, was arrested last week on drug-related offenses, according to jail records. — Officers from the Daphne Police Department …
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Adam Taylor / Washington Post:
U.S. gave Tehran details on Iranian asylum seekers, lawsuit alleges — The claim, outlined in court papers, contends information shared with Iran could jeopardize the lives of pro-democracy protesters, religious minorities and LGBTQ people. — Summary — A lawsuit filed Tuesday …
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Safiyah Riddle / Associated Press:
Lawsuit says US illegally shared confidential information on Iranian asylum seekers with Iran
Lawsuit says US illegally shared confidential information on Iranian asylum seekers with Iran
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Washington Examiner, NOTUS, New York Times, Truthout, ABC News, Bloomberg and New Republic
Aaron Parnas / MeidasTouch:
More Than 1,200 Former DOJ Officials Urge Senate to Reject Todd Blanche — More than 1,200 former Department of Justice employees have signed a letter urging the Senate to reject acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination to permanently lead the department, arguing that his leadership …
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Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
Trump's AG Pick Hit With Massive Revolt of DOJ Veterans
Trump's AG Pick Hit With Massive Revolt of DOJ Veterans
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Raw Story, New Republic and Crooks and Liars
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
ICE Takes on New Role in Suppressing Online Dissent — ‘Warning Notice’ — This story has been percolating in local media since last month — credit to Syracuse.com, which appears to be the lead dog on this story — but the totality of it just hit the national radar over the last 24 hours or so.
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J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch:
‘Freedom Fuel’ Gas Station Linked to Trump Says Analyst — Trump campaigned on $2 gas, now brags about $3.47 gas marketing stunt — President Donald Trump's “Freedom Fuel Network” gas discount announcement appears to involve a newly registered entity created shortly before the promotion …
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Washington Examiner
New York Times:
Yale Law School Fights to Stop Trump Deal — The university has been in talks to resolve investigations into its admissions practices. The law school's dean and some faculty have argued a deal could compromise its independence. — The dean of Yale Law School and some members of its faculty …
Jay Willis / Balls and Strikes:
Emil Bove's Trump iPhone Wallpaper Might Be the Most Deranged Thing About Him — Shortly after taking office in January 2025, President Donald Trump elevated Emil Bove, a member of his small army of criminal defense attorneys, to a high-profile position at the Department of Justice.
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New York Times
Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Trump's Chief Design Officer Just Boosted the John Birch Society — Joe Gebbia, the U.S. Chief Design Officer appointed by Trump to lead the new National Design Studio boosted anti-immigrant claims by the John Birch Society. The guy whose entire job is branding the US government aligned himself …

