From a Nazi tattoo to a sexting scandal, Graham Platner's Maine Senate campaign faced mounting controversies before a rape allegation shook his allies.

Former Democratic mayor of state capital city pleads guilty for role in six-figure real estate bribery scheme

Former Jackson Mississippi mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba accepted $50,000 in campaign contributions from undercover FBI agents posing as developers.

Iran attacks ships in Strait of Hormuz days after Trump gave Tehran ‘a week off’ for Khamenei funeral

Iran struck commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz days after President Donald Trump said he gave Tehran "a week off" during Khamenei's funeral ceremonies.

More than half of Senate Democrats have urged Platner to drop out

More than half of the Senate Democratic caucus has called for Graham Platner to drop out of the Maine Senate race, less than 24...

Bernie Sanders says he told Graham Platner to ‘step aside’

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said he told Maine Democrat Graham Platner to end his Senate bid on Tuesday, in the wake of a POLITICO...

Progressive Dems’ full-throated Platner endorsements come back to haunt them after rape allegations

Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and "Pod Save America" hosts face scrutiny as their endorsements of Graham Platner resurface amid rape allegations.

Kingmaker Mamdani calls on Platner to ‘drop out of the race’ after rape allegation

Zohran Mamdani says Graham Platner should drop out of the Maine Senate race, joining a growing list of Democrats distancing from his campaign.

Mamdani calls on Platner to drop out of Maine Senate race

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani called on Graham Platner to end his campaign for Maine Senate on Tuesday, becoming one...

Democrats Have Less Leverage Over Graham Platner Than They Think

In reality, he actually holds all the cards.

‘By Design’: Original Platner Accuser Lays Into the New York Times for Deliberately Downplaying Her Story

‘The line most shared from the piece was the claim that the Times ‘could not corroborate’ my story despite talking to two of my...

People Who Should Never Work in Democratic Politics Again

With the Platner disaster, it’s the Democratic Party’s turn to confront how easily it was manipulated by ideologues.

The Nazi Tattoo Guy Is Exactly Who You Thought He Was

Graham Platner is an awful human being, and it was about as hidden as a supernova from the start.

Trump aims again for control of Greenland

President Trump on Tuesday reiterated his desire to acquire Greenland, a declaration that will assuredly ruffle feathers at this week's NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey.

Sen. Rick Scott wants pharmaceutical tariff carve-out reversed over China’s forced labor

Sen. Rick Scott is lobbying the Trump administration to reverse forced-labor tariff carve-outs for pharmaceuticals, proposing placing duties on drugs linked to China's use of Uyghur forced labor.

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