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Graham Platner’s campaign implosion highlights the hollowness of America’s political parties

On July 6, 2026, Politico published the detailed account of a Maine woman who said she had been sexually assaulted by Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner almost five years ago. Platner called the allegation “categorically untrue,

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BREAKING: Graham Platner Accused of Sexual Assault In Explosive Politico Report

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Graham Platner drops out of Senate race after sexual assault allegation

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Platner suspends Maine Senate campaign after assault allegation: Live updates

Graham Platner is suspending his U.S. Senate candidacy in Maine and removing his name from the ballot, he announced Wednesday night, halting a tumultuous campaign that has been haunted from the start ...

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Inside the insurgent rise and rapid downfall of Graham Platner’s campaign

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Platner's disastrous candidacy exposes rifts that could dampen Democrats' Senate hopes

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Who will replace Graham Platner on the Maine ballot? These Democrats are raising their hand

Jackson is Maine’s former state Senate president.

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Maine Democrats to tap replacement after Platner's departure

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Maine hopefuls jump into Senate race after Platner exit

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Mika Brzezinski grills Politico reporter behind Platner bombshell for 'concrete' rape 'evidence': 'What's the throughline?'

Wren's Politico report described an account of the alleged sexual encounter in Platner entered a woman's home “uninvited” and drunk which was “not consensual.” The post Mika Brzezinski Grills Politico Reporter Behind Platner Bombshell for ‘Concrete’ Rape ‘Evidence’: ‘What’s the Throughline?

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Susan Collins' re-election strategy collapses: Politico reports

Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins' carefully constructed re-election strategy collapsed following Democrat Graham Platner's abrupt exit from the Senate race due to multiple credible allegations of sexual misconduct and assault,

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Politico management violated key AI adoption safeguards, arbitrator finds

Last week, unionized journalists at Politico won a landmark arbitration regarding AI adoption in their newsroom. In the ruling issued on November 26, an arbitrator found that Politico management violated key AI adoption safeguards that had been negotiated ...

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World Cup Media Spotlight: How Politico shifted its tournament coverage

Politico strategically reframed its Forecast newsletter and added live blogs to cover the World Cup through a politics-and-policy lens, recognizing the tournament’s global prominence and political stakes.