Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner reportedly cancelled an interview with MS NOW amid new sexting allegations, according to Mediaite. Platner’s former political director Genevieve McDonald reportedly told […]
The White House is putting distance between itself and Freedom 250 amid growing controversy surrounding the organization’s planned National Mall concert series, even as President Donald Trump remains a central figure in its celebrations and the administration promotes the group as part of its efforts to celebrate the nation’s birthday. The White House said on […]
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin snubbed the legendary former Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino during a press conference on Monday, saying he's "never met the guy" and describing him as "irrelevant." Bovino resigned as Border Patrol Chief in March after he was pulled out of Minneapolis, following the fatal officer-involved shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The post (VIDEO) “I Don’t Know Who He Is” – DHS Sec Markwayne Mullin Calls Former Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino “Irrelevant” Amid Criticisms – Bovino Responds! appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
President Trump said he would be 'okay' if the Iranian regime refused to return to talks. The administration also appeared to abandon its $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund. NBC News' Garrett Haake reports.
Other progressive members of Congress who endorsed Platner, the leading Democratic candidate for the Senate in Maine, are also coming to his defense.
Graham Platner, the Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, is speaking out following his latest controversy over sexually text messages he sent to half a dozen women while married. NBC News' Ryan Nobles reports.
Democrats have been caught in the bind Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) sought to avoid when he backed Gov. Janet Mills over Graham Platner in the Maine Senate race.Why it matters: Democrats must now support an untested and largely unvetted outsider as he faces intense media scrutiny over his relationship with women in a must-win race.⏰ Maine's Democratic primary to take on Sen. Susan Collins (R) in November is in eight days.🔄 Zoom in: Practically, it might be feasible to swap out candidates. Politically, it will be close to impossible."I've heard some of my colleagues' concerns about what we've read in the papers," Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), who backed Mills, told Axios. "But at the end of the day, we've got to win.""We know that at this point this man can still win the race, and as long as he continues, I think we'll all be there," Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) said.✈️ Driving the news: Platner will have an opportunity to address senators' concerns during a meeting with Senate Democrats tomorrow afternoon, followed by two fundraisers, as Axios scooped today."I'll know more after tomorrow's briefing on that," Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) said. "But clearly, campaigns and candidates have to be fully transparent as things come out.""He has to answer those questions directly and forthrightly. They're fair questions," Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) said. "It's going to be on him to answer them, and it's going to be up to the voters of Maine to decide."⚡️ The intrigue: Some of Mills' political allies have encouraged her to reactivate her campaign, according to people familiar with the matter. So far, she has demurred.But she fueled speculation today that she could rejoin the race, telling the Portland (Maine) Press Herald: "People have the impression that I 'withdrew' or 'dropped out,' but I simply suspended active campaigning. I am still on the ballot."🪓 Between the lines: Democrats do have a break-glass option if more damaging revelations emerge.Maine law allows a party to replace its nominee if the primary winner withdraws by the second Monday in July, which is July 13. The replacement would be selected at a party convention rather than through another primary.✅ The bottom line: Progressive senators who backed Platner in their proxy battle with Schumer aren't abandoning him."I think it's important for us to focus on the issues facing working families a little bit more than Graham Platner's marriage," Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said."Susan Collins has a history of supporting Donald Trump," Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) told reporters. "Graham Platner is showing the courage and determination to take that on. I believe that's what the people of Maine care most about."
CNN's Jake Tapper was visibly taken aback by new comments made by election denier and disgraced county clerk Tina Peters after she was released from prison on Monday. Peters appeared on Steve Bannon's "War Room" podcast after her release, where she claimed that she was sent to jail for exposing a Democratic plot to steal the 2020 election from Donald Trump. Her comments echoed some of the claims she made in court during her case, in which the judge described her as a "charlatan" who was abusing her position of authority to help the Trump campaign in its efforts to overturn the election results. "Wow!" Tapper said on his show, "The Lead," as he played a short clip of Peters on Bannon's show. "A lot of untruthful statements there."Peters was sentenced to nine years in prison for her efforts to help the Trump campaign following the 2020 election. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, commuted her sentence last month, claiming that it was too harsh for a first-time offender.The Democratic Party of Colorado censured Polis for granting Peters clemency. Peters's comments also outraged several political analysts and observers. "Fresh out of prison, Tina Peters is spending her first hours back in front of the camera doing what she does best: pushing the same election lies that got her convicted in the first place," Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) posted on X. "Nice work by Jared Polis," Ron Filipkowski, editor-in-chief of the MeidasTouch Network, posted on X. "I'm sorry, but @jaredpolis needs to resign. He just handed MAGA their victimhood narrative on a silver platter and poured gasoline on the election-lies dumpster fire. Everyone saw this coming, and he granted Peters clemency anyway," Joshua Reed Eakle, a liberal political communications expert, posted on X.
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner is counting on help from an unlikely source to get him elected: President Donald Trump. Platner was always hoping to ride a wave of anti-Trump anger in the midterm elections on the way to defeating Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), the most liberal and last New England-based Republican in Congress. […]