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Graham Platner ex reveals reach-out before campaign, says he was trying to ‘take my temperature’
Lyndsey Fifield, who dated Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner between 2013 and 2015, has claimed that a friendly text message he sent her in June 2025 was an attempt to gauge whether she would stay quiet about his past. Fifield, one of several women to speak publicly about Platner’s conduct, believes the exchange was…
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Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar Mocks Film Industry in Campaign Spot, Vows to Defund Anti-Israel Movies
Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar has escalated his confrontation with the country’s film industry through a new campaign video, released ahead of his Likud party’s primaries, that mocks Israeli filmmakers as anti-Israel profiteers and pledges to redirect public funding away from films he says “blacken” Israeli soldiers. The move matters because it signals a potential…
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As the Great American State Fair winds down, what’s your favorite fair food? Have your say in the DC Insider poll
The Daily Mail’s DC Insider newsletter has launched a light-hearted reader poll asking people to name their favourite fair food, timed to coincide with the winding-down of the Great American State Fair. The piece matters mainly as a piece of political-culture engagement, tapping into the tradition of US state fairs as venues where politicians mingle…
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Google will now disclose which ads are made with AI
Google is introducing a feature that tells users when an advertisement they are viewing was created or edited using artificial intelligence. The move matters because AI increasingly allows businesses to generate product imagery and brand scenes cheaply, which can mislead consumers who may not realise they are not looking at a genuine photograph. Although Google…
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Democrats are ‘completely stained’ after backing Platner through multiple scandals, Republicans charge
Graham Platner, a populist left-wing Democrat, has withdrawn from Maine’s 2026 US Senate race following a series of scandals culminating in a rape allegation from a former partner. His exit matters because he was challenging long-serving Republican Senator Susan Collins in one of a small number of contests that will decide control of the Senate…
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Broadway Cleaners Reach Tentative Agreement After Holding Strike Vote
Broadway’s cleaners have reached a tentative four-year contract agreement with the Broadway League, coming just a week after they staged a rally and voted to authorise a strike for the first time in 18 years. The deal, struck late on Wednesday, still requires ratification by union members, but it marks a resolution to negotiations that…
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Trump’s enforcer fires off chilling five-day ultimatum carrying threat to prosecute election officials
The US Department of Justice has given election officials in all 50 states and the District of Columbia a five-day deadline to set out how they will maintain “clean voter lists” ahead of upcoming elections, warning that failure to comply could lead to criminal prosecution. The demand, contained in a letter signed by Assistant Attorney…
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Trump’s eyebrow-raising verdict on the sexual assault claim that vanquished Graham Platner
US President Donald Trump gave a notably ambivalent response on Wednesday night to the sexual assault allegation that derailed the Senate campaign of Maine Democrat Graham Platner. Asked by a reporter whether Maine Democrats should be allowed to replace Platner, Trump did not answer directly but appeared to leave room for a defence of the…
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MS NOW host blasts Graham Platner’s resignation video as ‘finger-pointing’ after scandals sink campaign
MS NOW host Catherine Rampell delivered sharp criticism of Graham Platner, the Democratic Senate nominee in Maine, after he suspended his national campaign on Wednesday night. Platner, a populist Democrat who had been challenging Republican Senator Susan Collins, stepped aside following a series of scandals, including a rape allegation made by a woman he had…