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.
Mr. Platner’s withdrawal, which comes after a woman accused him of rape, creates deep uncertainty in a race that both parties see as crucial to their hopes of winning the Senate.
The deadline to pick a new nominee is July 27 and candidates are already lining up. State party leaders said they would hold some form of nominating convention.The Maine Democratic Party has less than three weeks to find a replacement to challenge Senator Susan Collins, the Republican incumbent.
The swift exit of Graham Platner from the Maine Senate race followed Eric Swalwell’s similar exit from the California governor’s race, but Republicans have taken a different tack.Democratic allies of Graham Platner called for him to end his campaign for Senate after a woman accused him of rape.
Plus, what Meta’s new A.I. push means for your Instagram pictures.Graham Platner’s bid for the Senate, which he suspended on Wednesday, was ultimately doomed by a steady drip of scandal.
Iran’s history shows it is willing to dig in, even when it may suffer big losses.Vessels on the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday. Traffic last weekend was about one-third of the prewar level of more than 100 ships daily, split evenly between the Iranian and Omani sides of the waterway.
Fresh data showed that the number of ships moving through the Strait of Hormuz halved on Wednesday amid renewed fighting.
A New York Times review of city records shows that the firm, Domani Inspection Services, was repeatedly accused of breaking New York City rules.An ambitious building project at 235 East 42nd Street in Manhattan was evacuated suddenly after workers noticed columns beginning to buckle.
While President Trump insulted allies and demanded loyalty, the military alliance moved quietly closer to accepting more European responsibility for defense.President Trump and the leaders of other NATO countries in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday.
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.The older jet used as Air Force One as it was prepared for departure from Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday.
With a voice both weathered and operatic, she minted 1980s pop anthems like “Total Eclipse” and “Holding Out for a Hero.”Bonnie Tyler in 1983. Her biggest hit, “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” became a cultural mainstay that has 1.1 billion streams on Spotify and 1.3 billion views on YouTube.
The world’s most famous epic has something for every reader.
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.President Trump with a model of the Triumphal Arch last year. The National Capital Planning Commission is set t
The last time the justices granted a rehearing request after a case decision was in 1965. The court has only once reversed itself after rehearing a case.President Trump speaking at the White House on Monday.
The vice president called Democrats “a party that is fighting for fraud,” even as he highlighted the case of a woman who was first indicted under the Biden administration.“This is not about better or worse policy,” Vice President JD Vance told a crowd in Milwaukee. “This is about who is supporting f
Emma Waters, pregnant with her third child, is crafting policy to encourage early parenthood. Some think she is pushing an ideology that does not meet reality.Emma Waters, 28, a policy analyst at the Heritage Foundation, has in a few short years become a rising voice for traditional marriage and fam
The devastation of Ms. Zúñiga’s city in Venezuela follows the demise of her political project. The revolution is over, but the human ties that help her cope remain.Jacqueline Zúñiga, 52, between several public housing complexes that collapsed during the twin earthquake. Ms. Zúñiga’s building was dam
Fearful that officials would tear down damaged buildings without accounting for any remaining bodies, Venezuelans are desperately digging for their relatives’ remains.A priest and nuns blessing the rubble of a collapsed building in Catia La Mar on Tuesday.
The trouble in Maine goes beyond a single candidate.
“It may not be Hitler 2.0. It may not be Stalin 2.0. It might be something all American, but it’s not going to be what we’re used to,” the author Rod Dreher argues.
“Apparently, people don’t like a majority senator disappearing with no explanation for three weeks,” Ronny Chieng said on Wednesday’s “Daily Show.”
The man killed, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, was mourned by his sons as a father, husband and business owner. Details of the encounter remain unclear.Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s family members gathered for news conference in Houston after he was fatally shot by federal agents.
