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Graham Platner ends US Senate campaign in Maine

By Alexei Koseff and Dan Merica
Jul 08, 2026 9:50 pm - Graham Platner, the populist political newcomer who Democrats had hoped could flip a critical U.S. Senate seat in Maine, ended his campaign Wednesday night with a bitter and defiant statement after a woman he previously dated publicly accused him of sexual assault.
Fed minutes: Officials deeply divided over future path of US inflation

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Jul 08, 2026 6:22 pm - The Federal Reserve's rate-setting committee is split over whether inflation is likely to stay elevated or whether it will cool once the Iran war winds down, according to minutes released Wednesday.
Former Wisconsin judge spared prison for obstructing ICE arrest of Mexican immigrant

By CLAIRE SAVAGE and SCOTT BAUER
Jul 08, 2026 2:51 pm - Former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan was spared from prison Wednesday for ushering a Mexican defendant through her jury room door as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents sought to arrest him in a courthouse hallway.
Rahm Emanuel warns that Israel has become a ‘territorial pariah’ in a blistering speech

By MELANIE LIDMAN
Jul 08, 2026 1:13 pm - Rahm Emanuel, a potential Democratic presidential candidate and longtime defender of Israel, warned Wednesday that the country has become increasingly isolated as its leadership has turned it into a “territorial pariah,” in a speech at Tel Aviv University on Wednesday.
Platner may be finished, but voters’ hunger for change and willingness to take risks will remain

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI
Jul 08, 2026 7:22 am - With Graham Platner's campaign teetering from an allegation of sexual assault, there's no shortage of people arguing that the 41-year-old Maine oysterman and progressive political neophyte was always too risky for a key Senate race. However, it's likely more candidates will follow his path in the future.
Trump blasts NATO for rejecting his efforts to claim Greenland as leaders hold a summit in Turkey

By LORNE COOK and SEUNG MIN KIM
Jul 08, 2026 7:09 am - U.S. President Donald Trump took aim at his NATO partners at a summit in Turkey on Wednesday, saying he was unhappy with the alliance for pushing back against his efforts to take control of Greenland and for not supporting his war in Iran.
Funeral processions held in holy Iraqi cities for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA
Jul 08, 2026 7:05 am - Thousands of mourners attended funeral processions for Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday in the holy Iraqi cities of Najaf and Karbala as part of dayslong funeral ceremonies for the Islamic Republic's late supreme leader.
US launches new airstrikes on Iran, with Tehran firing back at 3 Gulf Arab states

By JON GAMBRELL, SEUNG MIN KIM and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN
Jul 08, 2026 6:28 am - The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by hitting Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar in crossfire that again threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war in the Persian Gulf.
Investigator says video shows defendant going onto roof to kill Charlie Kirk

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and MATTHEW BROWN
Jul 07, 2026 2:51 pm - The man charged with killing Charlie Kirk strolled Utah Valley University in shorts and a T-shirt, bought a meal at Chick-fil-A and made contact with people from Kirk's organization, before returning in different clothes to shoot the conservative activist from a rooftop, an investigator testified Tuesday.
Democrats begin pulling Platner endorsements after Maine candidate faces sexual assault allegation

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and NICHOLAS RICCARDI
Jul 07, 2026 7:38 am - A woman who previously dated Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner said he drunkenly forced her to have sex after she told him to stop, according to a Politico...

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