By a single vote, the Senate shot down a proposal on Tuesday that would have reined in President Donald Trump’s ability to use military force against Iran without Congress's approval.
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After demolishing Gov. Janet Mills in Maine’s Democratic primary, the political newbie confronts a major challenge running against the Senate’s longest-serving Republican woman.
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An alleged former girlfriend of Maine Democrat Senate nominee Graham Platner claimed that he cheated on his fiancée with her and that he defended his Nazi tattoo as a reminder that the "U.S. was the evil bad guy overseas."
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If Democrats around the nation have a problem with Maine’s Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, Maine’s Democratic voters certainly do not seem to, as discussed on today’s BradCast along with the latest primary election results from five different states and much more. [Audio to full show follows this summary…] Among our stories on today’s […]
A handful of Senate Democrats is increasingly confident they can reclaim control of the chamber this November, even if they fail to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins in Maine.
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This is a lightly edited transcript of the June 10 edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon. You can watch the video here or by following this show on YouTube or Substack.
Perry Bacon: This is The New Republic show Right Now. I’m the host, Perry Bacon. I’m here Wednesday morning after the primaries happened in Maine—very interesting. Graham Platner has been capturing the attention of…
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Graham Platner won Maine’s Senate primary as expected. But the various controversies around him have Democrats deeply concerned about his general election prospects. In the latest edition of _Right Now,_ Billy Kobin, a political reporter at the _Portland Press Herald,_ says that…
The controversial Graham Platner is now the projected winner in the Maine Senate Democrat primary and will face Susan Collins.
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Graham Platner will kick off starts his first general election at one of the lowest points of his upstart Senate campaign. There has been nonstop coverage, both in Maine and nationally, about racy text messages he sent to women who aren’t his wife, as well as his alleged callous treatment of ex-girlfriends. That drumbeat helped lead to Tuesday’s election results, in which about 20 percent of…
Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner's ex- political director argued that her former boss "shouldn't be a U.S. senator," revealing that she quit her job after becoming "disturbed" by what she had learned about him and claiming that she was offered hush money in a new bombshell exposé.
The post Graham Platner’s Ex-Political Director Drops Bombshell Exposé, Accuses Campaign of Offering Hush Money…
Voters in several states are casting ballots on Tuesday to determine their Republican and Democrat nominees in several key races, but two big races with almost certain outcomes in each state are the ones likeliest to steal the show this week.
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Two top appropriators — Sens. Mitch McConnell and Susan Collins — expressed doubt that a third reconciliation bill with defense funding will pass.
Today on The BradCast: Election coverage for a change! Of tomorrow’s primary elections in four states and on the pretend “controversy” about several primary elections from last week that are still being tallied up. [Audio to show follows below this summary.] FIRST UP… We get you caught up with the latest news on the U.S. […]
Florida’s junior U.S. senator, Ashley Moody has been a consistent supporter of the Trump administration since she was appointed to her seat by Gov. Ron DeSantis in January 2025. However, she broke with the administration last week in a vote on an amendment regarding the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund criticized by both Democratic and Republican […]
I’m guessing you have a pretty good idea of what Graham Platner was getting up to last week—fending off yet another round of allegations about his character. But what about Susan Collins, Maine’s incumbent GOP senator and the person almost sure to be Platner’s opponent this November? You probably didn’t hear a word about her. The only significant news story of the week in which she figured (aside…
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) responded to a recent report in the New York Times, in which several ex-girlfriends of Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner (D-ME) described his "unsettling" behavior. Collins called the allegations against Platner "troubling."
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Graham Platner, Maine's likely Democrat nominee for U.S. Senate, was hand-plucked by a pair of socialist political operatives who sought him out after catching wind of him through the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) network.
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This is what you call a two-fer. U.S. Senate candidate Graham “Nazi Tattoo” Platner’s (D-ME) poll numbers are taking a dive while Democrats continue to support him (and his Nazi tattoo).
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WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin appeared before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Homeland Security panel Tuesday and defended his threats to cripple international air travel into some cities led by Democrats. Democratic senators on the panel also pressed Mullin about aggressive immigration tactics from federal officers; whether the department would follow court orders from…
Monday on CNN's "The Source," network political commentator Van Jones said Democrats were sticking with scandal-ridden Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner because Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) won't stop "completely deranged" President Donald Trump.
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Monday on MS NOW's "Ana Cabrera Reports," former Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) said incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) voting with President Donald Trump 96% of the time might be more offensive than Democrat Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner's costrovesarys to voters.
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Why is a Democratic congressman from Massachusetts attacking Graham Platner?
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On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Arena,” Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) said that Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner’s “tattoo and his commentary about it” are “personally disqualifying. I hope Maine voters agree with me.” Guest host Boris Sanchez asked,
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The network owned by the Boston Red Sox pulled a Senate candidate’s campaign ad that blamed private equity for destroying the team. Graham Platner, the presumptive Democratic nominee in Maine’s Senate race against Susan Collins, ran the commercial during a Red Sox game on NESN on Friday. The ad references a March 2021 Axios report…
Two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, including Maryland congressional candidate Harry Dunn, sued the Trump administration over its planned $1.8 billion fund to reimburse victims of "judicial weaponization," including Jan. 6 rioters.
WASHINGTON — A multibillion-dollar package to fund immigration enforcement for the rest of President Donald Trump’s term faced new delays Thursday as Senate Republicans showed a rare split with the president over his new “anti-weaponization” fund. The administration dispatched Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to Capitol Hill to meet with Senate Republicans as many fought to […]
WASHINGTON — The seventh effort to stop President Donald Trump’s military campaign in Iran until he obtains congressional approval failed Wednesday in the U.S. Senate. The vote marked the first test for Senate Republicans’ support for a War Powers Resolution after the expiration of the statute’s 60-day period granted to the president for military operations. […]
Republicans are scrambling to either justify or ignore President Trump’s shocking Tuesday admission that he doesn’t care “even a little bit” about the financial struggles of American citizens.
Journalist Pablo Manríquez asked multiple GOP senators about the president’s comments about 90 minutes after he said them—plenty of time for members of Congress to react.
“What do you think of Donald…
As Gov. Janet Mills recovers from her anemic Senate bid, she’ll have to decide how to handle Graham Platner, the all-but-voter-anointed Democratic nominee.
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WASHINGTON — The State Department must spend the $600 million Congress approved for an international vaccine program, according to a letter sent Monday by a bipartisan group of U.S. senators. The six senior members of the Appropriations Committee, three Republicans and three Democrats, called on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to fulfill the government’s “pledge” […]