Sanders presses Platner to step aside in Maine Senate race amid allegations
TL;DR
Bernie Sanders called on Graham Platner to withdraw from the Maine Senate race amid very serious allegations of sexual assault; Platner denies the charges, and Democrats say a fair, open process will determine the replacement once he formally withdraws. The live blog also covers Trump’s Greenland push, a ruling against DeSantis’s Stop Woke Act, and a Harris Poll showing broad frustration with the affordability crisis ahead of the midterms.
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- Succession fight under way as Bernie Sanders calls for Platner to drop out of Maine Senate race – US politics live The Guardian
- Ex-girlfriend of Graham Platner says he removed condoms without consent during sex The Washington Post
- What happens next if Platner drops out? Here's who could replace him on the ballot and how it would work Fox News
- Perhaps the Nazi Tattoo Was a Clue The Atlantic
- What Graham Platner’s collapse means for the Democrats The Economist
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