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New York Times:
‘A Slow-Rolling Disaster’: Inside the Implosion of the Platner Campaign  —  Graham Platner's bid for the Senate inspired progressive Democrats.  But the campaign, which he suspended Wednesday, was messy, disorganized and ultimately doomed by a steady drip of scandal.  —  They told him that he was “the guy.”
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Politico:
Inside the tense final hours of Graham Platner's campaign  —  Graham Platner went down swinging — even as some of his political confidants urged him not to.  —  Several of the embattled Maine Democrat's closest advisers pleaded with him Wednesday to strike a “conciliatory” …
New York Times:
The Democrats Can't Go On Like This  —  Graham Platner is out.  Just months ago, the oyster farmer and Marine combat veteran looked like the answer to the question Democrats keep asking themselves: Where are the candidates who can excite people?  Mr. Platner, running in Maine for the U.S. Senate …
Discussion: Raw Story and Althouse
Lauren McGaughy / New York Times:
Does a Sex Assault Claim Kill a Political Career? It Depends.
Discussion: The Daily Wire and The Federalist
Politico:
How Maine Democrats will replace Graham Platner
Eric Garcia / The Independent:
Graham Platner drops out of Maine Senate race after sexual assault claim sends Democrats fleeing his campaign
Calen Razor / Politico:
Collins loses her foil in Platner
Discussion: New York Magazine
Tim Balk / New York Times:
Graham Platner Suspended His Campaign. Here's What's Next for Democrats.
Ben Binday / Washington Post:
9 possible candidates who could replace Platner on Maine's ballot
New York Times:
Security Precaution Led Trump to Use Old Air Force One in Leaving Turkey  —  The Secret Service is said to have asked that the president not use the Qatari-donated jet when he left Ankara.  The swap deepens questions about the retrofitting of the new plane.
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MS NOW:
Officials say Trump switched out new Air Force One over security concerns  —  Rising hostilities with Iran required President Donald Trump to shift to his original, more advanced presidential aircraft.  —  President Donald Trump swapped out his new Qatari-gifted Air Force One for his flight …
Associated Press:
Trump flies partway home from Turkey in an old Air Force One, not the new Qatari-gifted jet
ABC News:
Secret Service urged Trump to depart Turkey on old Air Force One as a security precaution, sources say
Discussion: The Hill
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
An American Life Cut Short  —  Whoever said “brevity is the soul of wit” never ran for Senate in Maine.  Days after he was accused of sexual assault—and weeks after the first reports of his suspect behavior towards women raised worries that more serious allegations could emerge …
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Edgar Sandoval / New York Times:
Family of Man Fatally Shot by ICE Agent Calls for Independent Inquiry
Julie DiCaro / Losing My Perspicacity:
We have an even bigger problem than Graham Platner  —  The men who defended Platner against all comers dominate left-wing media … My friends, I am tired.  —  I really don't want to write, yet again, about Graham Platner and all the ways he's revealed himself to be problematic …
Washington Post:
Rubio tries to enlist other nations in antifa fight, but some allies recoil  —  The secretary of state plans to convene foreign ministers in Washington next week.  The event has unsettled some U.S. and European officials.  —  Summary  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio has invited senior ministers …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Former Olympian pleads not guilty in Reflecting Pool damage case after Trump alleged vandalism  —  A former Olympic canoe racer pleaded not guilty on Thursday to deliberately damaging the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a politically charged case that his defense attorneys …
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Rebecca Szlechter / The Jewish Chronicle:
Mamdani's office accused of excluding Jews from map of NYC immigrant neighbourhoods  —  The map included ‘Little Palestine’ and ‘Little Egypt’, but not its Jewish, Irish and Italian enclaves  —  New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani lights the Empire State Building in celebration of America 250 on July 04, 2026 (Getty Images)
New Republic:
A Danish Journo's Viral Takedown of Trump Caps Off Epic NATO Meltdown  —  At the NATO summit on Wednesday, Donald Trump lashed out wildly at, well, everyone in sight.  He threatened more war with Iran.  He angrily vowed to cut off all trade with Spain.  He hinted again at stealing Greenland.
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Politico:
Trump yelled at NATO leaders in public. In private, it was a different story.
Axios:
The hidden costs of low-tax states  —  America's state governments now run on two very different tax engines: income in many coastal and professional-class states, and consumption in much of the Sun Belt and low-tax-growth belt.  —  Why it matters: States are not just competing over tax rates.
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Second Person in a Week Killed by Federal Task Force in Memphis  —  Tennessee authorities are investigating both shootings involving agents working with the task force in Memphis.  —  Tennessee authorities are investigating the second fatal shooting in four days by a member …
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Travis Loller / Associated Press:
Second person in 4 days is fatally shot in Memphis by federal task force member
Discussion: The Hill
New York Times:
Can Trump's Arch Be So Tall?  A Panel May Redefine a Law to Get to Yes.  —  The proposed 250-foot arch would violate a height limit on Washington structures under the traditional reading of the law.  But the panel, now led by the president's allies, has other ideas.
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Bill Pulte Keeps Firing Career Intel Staff.  Wait Until You See Some Of His Past Hires.  —  Trump's intelligence chief previously hired a once-convicted sex offender and a former JD Vance aide who got caught chronicling his drug abuse on Reddit.  —  WASHINGTON ― Bill Pulte …
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
The Insurgency Will Continue Until Morale Improves  —  You can read what follows as an after-action report on the Graham Platner saga—but that episode is a microcosm of something larger and more profound.  —  The Democratic Party has lost control of itself more completely than at any time I can remember.
Discussion: Slow Boring
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Why the House's Epstein investigation isn't going away  —  The House Oversight Committee's Jeffrey Epstein investigation will hit the one-year mark later this month, and the saga isn't ending anytime soon.  —  No matter which party ends up in control in the next Congress …
Discussion: New York Times and Raw Story
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
Trump's red-baiting won't work  —  This edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  📈 Subscribe to PN 📈  —  With the midterm elections approaching, President Trump hit upon a message that could turn a potential blowout for Republicans into an unexpected win.
Ken Dilanian / MS NOW:
Dem lawmakers want Kash Patel to answer for his spending — but this time they're not alone  —  A powerful Republican who has publicly defended the FBI director is now demanding answers on his BMW purchases and his use of the bureau jet.  —  FBI Director Kash Patel has been demanding special perks …
Vittoria Elliott / Wired:
Federal Investigators Say Certain DOGE Records Were Deleted  —  A government report claims DOGE didn't access sensitive systems.  It also says the agency deleted records that would show if they had.  —  On April 14, 2025, a federal IT staffer filed a whistleblower complaint with Congress alleging …
Joshua Keating / Vox:
Why Putin's nuclear threats aren't working anymore  —  Key takeaways  — Ukraine is increasingly launching drone strikes deep into Russia and threatening Russian-annexed Crimea, both steps that many once feared would result in nuclear retaliation from Moscow.
Rebecca Crosby / Popular Information:
RFK Jr., Scientology, and the war on antidepressants  —  The Trump administration has engaged in a lengthy campaign to discourage the use of antidepressants.  The effort has been led by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has spent years spreading misinformation about these types of medications.
José Olivares / The Guardian:
‘New terrifying levels’: 10 people fatally shot by immigration officials in Trump's second term  —  As Trump's immigration crackdown continues, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's death marks another high-profile killing by ICE officers  —  Early on Tuesday morning, 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo took …
Alex Veiga / Associated Press:
US home prices hit an all-time high as sales slow and mortgage rates rise  —  Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed in June, but a key measure of home prices climbed to an all-time high, adding to affordability challenges for prospective homebuyers.
Discussion: Straight Arrow
 
 
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Betsy Morais / Columbia Journalism Review:
How the media's evolving coverage of sexual assault allegations against Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner shows the need for sensitive, patient reporting

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