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Mr. Platner's withdrawal, which comes after a woman accused him of rape, creates deep uncertainty in a race that both parties see as crucial to their hopes of winning the Senate.
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The questions his political demise raises go far beyond Maine.
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The deadline to pick a new nominee is July 27 and candidates are already lining up. State party leaders said they would hold some form of nominating convention.
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Graham Platner's bid for the Senate inspired progressive Democrats. But the campaign, which he suspended Wednesday, was messy, disorganized and ultimately doomed by a steady drip of scandal.
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Mr. Jackson, a longtime state legislator, lost a Democratic primary for governor this year. He has already earned some high-profile endorsements.
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Charles Dingman, chair of the Maine Democratic Party and a progressive, would play a key role in choosing the state's Democratic Senate candidate if Graham Platner leaves the race.
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Iran said it had targeted more than 80 U.S. military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait, after the U.S. launched strikes in response to attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Here's what we know about the uproar in the Democratic Party's bid to unseat Senator Susan Collins.
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The swift exit of Graham Platner from the Maine Senate race followed Eric Swalwell's similar exit from the California governor's race, but Republicans have taken a different tack.
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Will Democrats choose another progressive nominee or distance themselves from Graham Platner's wing of the party amid his scandals?
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President Trump said earlier that a cease-fire was over and warned that the United States would probably hit Iran "hard."
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Two days after a woman accused Graham Platner of rape, he had not given up his nomination for Senate in Maine, raising worries about whether and how his party might find a replacement.
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In a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times, Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic leader, said he didn't consider the recent wave of anti-establishment victories "an overall critique of the party."
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A U.S. official said Iranian missiles struck two commercial ships. There was no immediate comment from Iranian officials on the reported attacks.
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The military operation came hours after the U.S. Treasury revoked a waiver allowing global sales of Iranian oil.
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At their first one-on-one debate in a top Senate race, Representative Haley Stevens accused her progressive rival, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, of being too focused on publicity as he called her a tool of corporate interests.
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Some voters said they stuck with the progressive candidate through several controversies, but drew the line after a new allegation of sex assault.
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The state's important Senate primary just became a head-to-head battle between Abdul El-Sayed, an outspoken left-wing candidate, and Haley Stevens, a moderate backed by party leaders.
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