Maine Senate Candidates Claim They’re Just Like Platner — But Entirely Different
Candidates entering the Maine Senate race after Graham Platner suspended his campaign following a rape allegation are walking a fine...
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It’s Time for Maine to Ditch Platner — But Not the Politics That Won Over Voters
Graham Platner during a primary election night event at the YMCA in Blue Hill, Maine, on June 9, 2026. Photo: Graeme...
Graham Platner’s Exit From Senate Race Leaves Maine Dems “Hobbled” in Scramble for New Nominee
In group chats of progressive activists and political operatives concerned with the state of the Senate race in Maine Wednesday...
The People Who Stood By Graham Platner — Until He Was Accused of Rape
The Democratic Party is once again in upheaval as Graham Platner, its unconventional nominee to knock out longtime Republican Sen....
The Democratic Party Gets Its Populist Takeover
All three congressional candidates that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamadani endorsed won their primaries on Tuesday. The races were...
The Left Just Keeps Winning. It’s Time for Democrats to Bend the Knee.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries joins Speaker Mike Johnson and colleagues to unveil the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule at the...
Graham Platner Tests the Power of Anti-Establishment Anger in Maine
Mainers are heading to the polls Tuesday in the final day of a bruising primary fight for the Democratic Senate...
Graham Platner Is Forcing Centrist Dems to Reckon With “Vote Blue No Matter Who”
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner on a “Fighting Oligarchy” tour stop at the Collins Center...
AIPAC, AI, Crypto and Gambling Are Hiding Their Big Election Spends
Republican Rep. Thomas Massie was decisively ousted on Tuesday night in his Kentucky primary, a win for President Donald Trump,...
Another Assassination Attempt, More Fertilizer for Conspiracy Theories
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner last weekend became the site of the third failed attempt to assassinate President Donald Trump....
Democratic Leaders Wanted to Control the Maine Senate Race. Their Pick Just Dropped Out.
The Democratic Party’s pick for Maine senator suspended her candidacy on Thursday. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, who entered the race...
“Me Too” Comes Back to Congress
It’s primary season, this time against a backdrop of heightened concerns and awareness of powerful figures skirting accountability for sexual...
When Anti-War Candidates Become War-Monger Presidents
Sen. Bernie Sanders forced a vote on Wednesday to block the sales of bombs and bulldozers to Israel. The resolutions...
Illinois Results: Daniel Biss Beats Kat Abughazaleh in Blow to Left and AIPAC Alike
Democratic voters in Illinois’ 9th Congressional District chose Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss as their nominee to replace retiring Rep. Jan...
Senate Dem Leaders Are Trying to Sink Graham Platner. Voters Aren’t Convinced.
Maine senatorial candidate Graham Platner speaks at a town hall at the Leavitt Theater on Oct. 22, 2025, in Ogunquit,...
