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Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA) reportedly prohibited a top strategist for Democrat Graham Platner from working on her campaign over sexual misconduct complaints, according to a recent report.

A new poll shows Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) narrowly leading or tying potential replacements for Democrat Graham Platner.

Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) told members of his campaign team that he expects to officially end his Senate bid on Monday by filing the documents needed to take his name off the ballot.

Maine Democrats are poised to hold a “nominating convention” to replace scandal-plagued Graham Platner — now the former Democrat nominee for Senate in Maine — in the senatorial race.

Actor Patrick Dempsey, famous for his role as Dr. Derek Shepherd on Grey’s Anatomy, announced he has no plans to run for political office, preferring to help people through his charity work.

President Donald Trump weighed in on the sexual assault allegations facing Maine Democrat Graham Platner, pointing out that the accusations of abuse from a woman who worked in conservative politics were not taken as seriously as the latest claims from another woman.

Graham Platner (D) suspended his campaign on Wednesday after scores of Democrats called him to step down due to sexual assault allegations. 

There is explosive infighting in Maine as the result of the latest allegations against Maine’s Democrat Senate candidate Graham Platner and his refusal — thus far — to step down in the race.

Maine’s Democrat Senate candidate Graham Platner will have no role in choosing his potential replacement, Devon Murphy-Anderson, the executive director of the Democrat Party in Maine, made clear.

Maine Democrat Senate candidate Graham Platner’s campaign is seeking a Research Director after a new allegation surfaced that he entered a woman’s home without permission and reportedly raped her.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has recommended that Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) “step aside” from the race after Platner faced a new rape allegation.

If Graham Platner withdraws by July 13, Democrat party elites get to choose a replacement candidate, meaning Maine primary voters have no say in who runs to represent them in the U.S. Senate.

A far-left group is unveiling a troubling allegation against a potential candidate to replace Democrat Graham Platner in Maine’s U.S. Senate race.

Monday on CNN’s “The Lead,” 41-year-old Maine resident Jenny Racicot, who reportedly dated Maine Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner, alleged he raped her in 2021.

The Senate Majority PAC, the Democratic Party’s main Senate super PAC, said it is pulling its ad spending from the Maine Senate race and urged Democrat Graham Platner to withdraw following the latest allegations against him.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) issued a statement calling for Maine Democrat Senate candidate Graham Platner to “immediately withdraw” from the race after a report revealed that he allegedly entered a woman’s home and sexually assaulted her.

Maine Democrat Senate candidate Graham Platner’s accuser, Jenny Racicot, said Monday she did not publicly accuse him of sexual assault sooner because she wanted to protect her privacy, but eventually realized that was no longer possible. During an interview with

Monday on CNN’s “The Lead,” 41-year-old Maine resident named Jenny Racicot, who dated Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner (D), says he forced her to have sex with him five years ago.

Maine Democratic Party leaders on Monday called on Democrat Senate nominee Graham Platner to end his campaign following recent sexual assault allegations, saying the accusations against him have become too serious to ignore.

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) withdrew their endorsements of Maine Democrat Senate candidate Graham Platner after a report surfaced that he allegedly broke into a woman’s home and sexually assaulted her.

Maine Democrat Senate candidate Graham Platner said Monday he is reconsidering the future of his campaign after a woman who previously dated him accused him of sexual assault.

Maine Democrat Senate candidate Graham Platner is reportedly facing allegations that he broke into a woman’s house and sexually assaulted her.

A couple on a recent fishing trip in Telos Township, Maine, witnessed three majestic creatures up close and have the photos to prove it.

Currently, Democrats have 47 seats in the U.S. Senate to the GOP’s 53. In the upcoming midterms, if Democrats want to gain control of the Senate, they must hold on to all of their seats and flip four. According to the latest polling from the New York Times/Sienna, that’s not going to happen.

A Fox News poll published Tuesday shows the 2026 Maine Senate race remains tight, with incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins holding a narrow lead over Democrat Graham Platner.

Andy O’Brien, the communications director for the Maine AFL-CIO, a statewide federation of 160 local unions, posted on social media, suggesting Democrats who refuse to support Democrat U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner should face execution after a “revolution.”

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) is running ahead of where public polling placed her during her 2020 reelection campaign, even as a New York Times/Portland Press Herald/Siena survey finds Democrat Graham Platner narrowly leading in Maine’s 2026 Senate race.

The Republican National Committee is releasing a new video Friday highlighting Democrats struggling to answer questions about Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, whose controversies have put the party on defense in a race Democrats view as crucial in their push for the Senate majority.

Former New York Gov Andrew Cuomo (D) criticized Democrats for continuing to support Maine Democrat Senate candidate Graham Platner despite a string of controversies.

Maine Democrat Senate candidate Graham Platner is facing yet more scrutiny after archived social media posts surfaced containing graphic remarks, controversial political statements, and comments about military veterans.

Two names long associated with American political prowess no longer guarantee votes, at least in Maine, where two high-profile candidates in the state’s “ranked-choice” gubernatorial primaries failed to make the grade earlier this month.

Actor Rainn Wilson — perhaps best known his role as Dwight Schrute on the popular NBC sitcom, “The Office” — blasted Democrats over their “hypocrisy” regarding Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner (D)’s Nazi tattoo.

Liberal HBO host Bill Maher is urging voters in Maine to vote for Graham Platner, despite the candidate’s long list of “scary” scandals.

An alleged former girlfriend of Maine Democrat Senate nominee Graham Platner claimed that he cheated on his fiancée with her and that he defended his Nazi tattoo as a reminder that the “U.S. was the evil bad guy overseas.”

A handful of Senate Democrats is increasingly confident they can reclaim control of the chamber this November, even if they fail to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins in Maine.

Wednesday on MS NOW’s “Morning Joe,” Maine Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate Graham Platner said has the moral authority to call for the release of the Epstein files despite his controversies.