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Graham Platner Drops Out of Maine Senate Race After Sexual Assault Allegations Original

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Graham Platner, the combativeMaine oyster farmer and Marine veteran who upended the plans of Democratic leaders to run a moderate against Republican Senator Susan Collins, suspendedhis campaignon Wednesday in the wake of new sexual assault allegations, paving the way for another candidate to take his place on the November ballot.
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List of Democrats Who Might Replace Graham Platner Grows—as Platner Weighs His Future Original

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Making sense of what matters most in Washington. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A day after allegations of sexual assault upended his political career, Graham Platner remained Democrats’ nominee for Senate in Maine. But the jockeying to replace him on November’s ballot was well underway up north.
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The Kids Aren’t Alright With MAGA Original

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Making sense of what matters most in Washington. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. There’s no denying that President Donald Trump has a vise-like hold over the current Republican Party. Time and again, he has shown an uncanny talent to chuck chaos at even bipartisan bills, like the one House Speaker Mike Johnson sent to the White House on Monday only to be met with “yawn” from his fellow Republican Trump.
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Mamdani Is a Kingmaker. Republicans Are Thrilled Original

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Making sense of what matters most in Washington. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Tuesday night was a very good night to be a leftist in New York City. It was even a better night to be Zorhan Mamdani Two prominent House Democrats lost their primaries to insurgent rivals while a third left-wing candidate defeated the Brooklyn Borough chief.
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Ohio May Be the Sleeper Senate Race of the Midterms Original

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Making sense of what matters most in Washington. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Let’s call it a Red State Reset. A raft of klieg-light Senate candidates are driving coverage of Democrats looking to retake the majority in this fall’s elections. Maine, Texas, Iowa, and Alaska all have high-wattage, younger nominees who are raising hopes among party insiders that John Thune won’t be the Senate’s Majority Leader much longer.
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Trump’s Iran Agreement Draws More Alarm Than Relief From GOP Original

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Making sense of what matters most in Washington. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Even before the White House released the actual text of its agreement with Iran on Wednesday, leaked snippets were getting a lot of Republicans nervous. Allowing Iran to sell oil again? Lifting sanctions? A $300 billion economic development deal?
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Trump’s Iran Agreement Draws More Alarm Than Relief From GOP

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13 hours ago The president went to war triumphant and will likely leave greatly weakened. President Trump lost. The war he waged against Iran promises to conclude in a humbling whimper with the signing of a cease-fire agreement later this week. The United States is left weaker—diminished militarily, …
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A Billionaire Trump Ambassador’s Idea of Diplomacy: Setting Sail on His Own Yacht Original

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Making sense of what matters most in Washington. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. As U.S. Embassies around the world kick off events to commemorate America’s 250th birthday, President Donald Trump’s ambassador to Italy is promoting his travels on his personal superyacht as an official celebration of his Embassy.
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Maine Democrats Pick Graham Platner, Scandals and All, to Take On Susan Collins Original

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Four years ago, Democrats were falling over themselves in delight. Republicans in Georgia knowingly nominated Herschel Walker, a political newcomer with mental health issues, accusations of domestic violence and stalking, and a no-exceptions opposition to abortion rights despite his alleged history of partners availing themselves of them. Well, karma shows no grace.
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The Democrats’ Platner Problem

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Graham Platner was always a risk for the Democrats. The Maine Senate candidate's supporters shrugged off the Nazi tattoo and the mountain of old incendiary Reddit posts, drawn to his charisma and ready to believe in his redemption arc. Putting real people in Washington, they argued, meant accepting the real-life baggage that came with it, even if it might get exposed in the gauntlet of the campaign. But now the party is confronting the potential costs of that risk.
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The Democrats’ Platner Problem

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Graham Platner was always a risk for the Democrats. The Maine Senate candidate’s supporters shrugged off the Nazi tattoo and the mountain of old incendiary Reddit posts, drawn to his charisma and ready to believe in his redemption arc. Putting real people in Washington, they argued, meant accepting the real-life baggage that came with it, even if it might get exposed in the gauntlet of the campaign. But now the party is confronting the potential costs of that risk.
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Exclusive: Democrats Set in Motion Plan to Redraw Congressional Maps in as Many as 13 States

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Democrats are setting the stage to pursue redistricting efforts in as many as 13 states before 2028, redrawing congressional lines to secure potentially dozens of additional House seats, according to an internal strategy memo obtained exclusively by TIME. To move forward on that plan, party strategists have a list of fewer than two dozen state legislative seats they need to flip in this year's midterm elections.
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Exclusive: Democrats Set in Motion Plan to Redraw Congressional Maps in as Many as 13 States

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Making sense of what matters most in Washington. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Democrats are setting the stage to pursue redistricting efforts in as many as 13 states before 2028, redrawing congressional lines to secure potentially dozens of additional House seats, according to an internal strategy memo obtained exclusively by TIME.
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Exclusive: Democrats Set in Motion Plan to Redraw Congressional Maps in as Many as 13 States

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Philip Elliott Mon, June 8, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. UTC 4 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A protester holds a sign that reads "We Fight Back!" at a rally opposing Republican-led redistricting in Columbia, South Carolina, on May 14, 2026.
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Exclusive: Democrats Set in Motion Plan to Redraw Congressional Maps in as Many as 13 States

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A protester holds a sign that reads "We Fight Back!" at a rally opposing Republican-led redistricting in Columbia, South Carolina, on May 14, 2026. —Sean Rayford—Getty Images Democrats are setting the stage to pursue redistricting efforts in as many as 13 states before 2028, redrawing congressional lines to secure potentially dozens of additional House seats, according to an internal strategy memo obtained exclusively by TIME.
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Exclusive: Democrats Set in Motion Plan to Redraw Congressional Maps in as Many as 13 States

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14 hours ago ‘Thank you, darling’: Trump storms out of Meet the Press interview with misogynistic remark The Independent • 14h President Donald Trump stormed out of a tense Meet the Press interview with a parting misogynistic remark for host Kristen Welker on Friday (5 June). The president sat down with Welker inside a Wisconsin barn for the wide-ranging discussion which aired on the news show Sunday.
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Why Republicans Can't Stop Talking About What James Talarico Eats Original

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Making sense of what matters most in Washington. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Texas Republicans have nominated a Senate candidate with so many scandals to his name that an incumbent GOP Senator last month said that calling him ethically challenged was like saying serial killer cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer had an eating disorder. The GOP counter? The Democratic nominee is actually worse—a vegan.
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'Stop Doing Stupid Things': Steve Hilton on His Surprisingly Strong Bid for California Governor Original

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Making sense of what matters most in Washington. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. President Donald Trump has a type, at least when it comes to political candidates. They tend to be brash, razor-tongued mold-breakers, hardliners who want to own the libs, political newcomers unhindered by norms or niceties. Then there’s Steve Hilton, a Republican who has a shot at being California’s next Governor.
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'Stop Doing Stupid Things': Steve Hilton on His Surprisingly Strong Bid for California Governor

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World News 2 hours ago Analysis: An end to the Iran war may be just the beginning of a new era of U.S. inequality CNBC - Matt Peterson • 2h For some Americans' finances, the Iran war was over almost as soon as it began. Those with access to stocks — a majority of Americans have some, … Wind Power Now It Was Supposed to Be a Lifeline for a Blue-Collar Town. Then Trump Returned.
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Ken Paxton Beats John Cornyn—and Blows a $250 Million Hole in Trump's Senate Map Original

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Making sense of what matters most in Washington. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For more than a year, Republicans beseeched President Donald Trump’s advisers in the White House with a simple ask: if he couldn’t find his way to endorsing Sen. John Cornyn, could he at least keep his mouth shut? Of course, he could not.
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Spencer Pratt Is Running Trump’s Playbook in Los Angeles—and Trump Approves Original

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Making sense of what matters most in Washington. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Need a temp check on just how angry votes are right now? Look to California, where former reality show villain Spencer Pratt is actually within striking distance of winning a nomination for Mayor of Los Angeles.
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Kentucky’s Thomas Massie Is About to Test the Reach of Trump’s Revenge Politics Original

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Making sense of what matters most in Washington. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The biggest, most expensive test of President Donald Trump’s hold on the Republican Party is now here: whether Rep.
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Chase Koch on His Family’s Future Political Spending: ‘A Very Clear and High Bar Where We Get Involved and Where We Don't’ Original

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Making sense of what matters most in Washington. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Chase Koch is one of those billionaires who blends into a crowd without much effort—whether he's mingling with his family’s super-rich friends or the paper-pushing nerds in think tank circles, whether he's talking about the success rates of addiction recovery programs or an epic eight-hour Phish show he attended while in college.
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Chase Koch & Charles Koch

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The father and son duo of Charles and Chase Koch is modeling how inherited wealth can be adapted as an industrialist fortune moves from one generation to another. Charles Koch’s personal giving has now passed the $2 billion lifetime marker, and he quietly helped transfer almost $6 billion in nonvoting shares of his suite of companies to a libertarian web of nonprofits and social-change organizations. That network is now transitioning to Chase Koch as the helm of a durable philanthropic machine.
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Why Obama’s Presidential ‘Library’ May Be the Last Normal One Original

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This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. Barack Obama is back to making headlines with long magazine profiles and going viral with carefully choreographed made-for-social-media videos. He’s urging Democrats to stand up to an unpopular wartime President and raising boatloads of cash that outpace the GDP of some nations.
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A 2026 Blue Wave Like That of 2006 No Longer Seems Far-Fetched Original

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This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. There’s a shift in tone in Washington that’s emerged in the past few weeks. In my conversations on Capitol Hill and K Street alike, it’s impossible to miss. Democrats seem more upbeat and Republicans more deflated as the outlook of the midterm elections grows more lopsided. It’s giving 2006 vibes—the comparison Republicans have been hoping to avoid at all costs.
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Trump’s Grip on the Republican Party Faces 3 Big Tests in May Original

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This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. It’s been an article of faith that Donald Trump has a vise-like grip on his Republican Party. Those who defied him found themselves vanquished. Rare was the candidate he opposed who could weather his contempt: Gov. Brian Kemp survived in Georgia, where he tested his supremacy over the MAGA wing of the party in 2022; Sen.
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King Charles Arrives in Trump's Washington, and a Congress Less Civil Than His Mother Faced Original

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This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. During her 70-year reign, Queen Elizabeth met almost every U.S. President from Dwight Eisenhower to Joe Biden. But it was in 1991, when she met with President George H.W. Bush, that she became the first British Monarch to address a joint session of the U.S. Congress. The visit couldn’t have been better timed.
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