Politics
Who is Valli Geiger? Meet the Maine Dem in line to replace Graham Platner for the Senate
Maine state Rep. Valli Geiger, a Rockland Democrat, former nurse and former mayor, is drawing sudden national attention after saying Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner encouraged her to consider taking his place on the ballot in the Maine Senate race.
Maine Dems planning convention for next candidate after scandal-ridden Graham Platner drops out of Senate race
The Maine Democratic Party on Wednesday voted to hold a convention now that Democratic Graham Platner has announced he’ll drop out of the state’s U.S. Senate race after a former girlfriend accused him of sexual assault.
Accused rapist Graham Platner finally drops out of Maine Senate race — but claims it’s all a grand conspiracy to stop his movement
Scandal-plagued Graham Platner has suspended his Maine Senate campaign in an earthquake development for the 2026 battle for control of the upper chamber after an ex-girlfriend alleged he raped her in 2021.
US bombing Iran for 2nd straight day after Trump declares cease-fire with ‘sick’ regime ‘over’
President Trump ordered another round of airstrikes against Iran on Wednesday, a day after more than 80 targets were hit by US forces in response to the regime’s attacks on cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump says he’ll give Ukraine the right to make Patriot missiles
President Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Wednesday he would grant Kyiv a license to make its own critically needed Patriot air-defense missiles, joking: “This way, you can’t complain that we’re not giving them enough.”
Here’s why Trump threatened to cut off trade with Spain — and which goods could become hard to get in the US
President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to cut off all trade with Spain, due to Madrid’s refusal to increase military spending and its response to the Iran war.
Trump won’t fly $400M new Air Force One out of Turkey as Iran war resumes
President Trump abruptly announced Wednesday that he won’t be flying out of Turkey aboard his prized new Air Force One — claiming he wanted to send the luxury jet to the UK to allow American troops to tour it before he takes it back to Washington.
Accused rapist Graham Platner convenes crisis meetings with Maine Senate campaign brass as he holds ‘livid’ Dems hostage
Beleaguered Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner has been convening crisis meetings with his top campaign brass as he continues to hold the Democratic Party hostage by remaining in the race.
Graham Platner trying to put his ‘thumb on the scale’ as Maine Democrats look for replacement Senate candidate, state party claims
The head of the Maine Democratic Party accused embattled Senate candidate Graham Platner of trying to put his “thumb on the scale” as the party scrambles to find a replacement ahead of the November midterm elections.
Exclusive | Linda McMahon warns Harvard that she will drop the ‘hammer’ if the Ivy League school doesn’t correct DEI errors
Education Secretary Linda McMahon warned Harvard administrators in the latest “Pod Force One” episode that she could drop the “hammer” on the Ivy League university should it keep quietly pursuing DEI initiatives that run afoul of federal law.