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Controversy Swirls Around Maine Senate Candidate’s Explicit Texts

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Fresh controversy is swirling around Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner after his sexually explicit texts to multiple women were revealed. On Saturday, his wife posted a video defending her husband. Graham is trying to unseat long-time Republican incumbent senator Susan Collins in what’s expected to be a critical battle for control of the United States Senate. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for TODAY.

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Graham Platner homes in on Susan Collins’s financial disclosures after weekend playing defense over explicit texts

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Graham Platner homes in on Susan Collins’s financial disclosures after weekend playing defense over explicit texts

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner is pointing fingers at incumbent Sen. Susan Collins’s (R-ME) stock assets as he seeks to shift voters’ eyes from another controversy plaguing his campaign this weekend. News broke this weekend that Platner’s wife previously told his former political director she was aware of sexually explicit messages that Platner had […]

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Retiring Senate Democrats open door to anti-filibuster successors

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Retiring Senate Democrats open door to anti-filibuster successors

Retirements among Senate Democrats are paving the way for younger and fresher successors who are more vocal about abolishing the filibuster. Efforts to create policy carveouts for the 60-vote threshold under Democratic majorities fell short thanks to centrist holdouts. But Senate hopefuls in several states have a stronger desire to repeal the filibuster in its […]

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Graham Platner Says He 'Serves' as His Maine Town's Harbormaster. He Held the Largely 'Clerical' Role for 18 Months Before Quitting To Campaign.

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Graham Platner Says He 'Serves' as His Maine Town's Harbormaster. He Held the Largely 'Clerical' Role for 18 Months Before Quitting To Campaign.

Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner often touts his role as harbormaster of Sullivan, Maine, as proof of his "working class" bona fides, saying on his campaign website that he "serves the town of Sullivan as Harbormaster" and claiming during a February podcast interview that he's "been the harbormaster for the last two years." He actually held the role for roughly 18 months before quitting to launch his Senate campaign—and it was largely a "clerical" one, according to local records and people familiar with the position. The post Graham Platner Says He 'Serves' as His Maine Town's Harbormaster. He Held the Largely 'Clerical' Role for 18 Months Before Quitting To Campaign. appeared first on .

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Senate Democrats launch campaign to kill DOJ's "anti-weaponization fund"

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Senate Democrats launch campaign to kill DOJ's "anti-weaponization fund"

Senate Democrats are launching a coordinated effort to kill the Trump administration's $1.7+ billion "anti-weaponization fund."

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Chuck Schumer lays out plan to fight Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund in the Senate

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Chuck Schumer lays out plan to fight Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund in the Senate

The Senate minority leader said Democrats would use Senate procedure to try to kill President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, forcing Republicans to vote to preserve the compensation money.

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California governor candidate Steve Hilton reveals his first major move if he wins election — and Dems will hate it

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California governor candidate Steve Hilton reveals his first major move if he wins election — and Dems will hate it

With the California’s primary election just days away, Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton is making his final pitch to voters for why he’s the man for the job — outlining how he intends to bring down the state’s cost of living, while putting more money in people’s pockets.

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Bizarre: Communist Zohran Mamdani Skips Israel Day Parade, Spends Day Riding Bike Around NYC in a Suit

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Bizarre: Communist Zohran Mamdani Skips Israel Day Parade, Spends Day Riding Bike Around NYC in a Suit

As The Gateway Pundit reported, radical socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was the first mayor in over 60 years to skip the city’s annual Israel Day Parade, which was held on Sunday, despite attending other events that celebrate the city’s diverse cultural landscape. The post Bizarre: Communist Zohran Mamdani Skips Israel Day Parade, Spends Day Riding Bike Around NYC in a Suit appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

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Controversial California governor candidate Tom Stayer pulls ahead in key region

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Controversial California governor candidate Tom Stayer pulls ahead in key region

The billionaire climate crusader is now leading the pack in both the San Francisco market and Northern California as the June 2 primary approaches.

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