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What to know about Graham Platner and the Maine US Senate race

Wednesday, July 8 by SRN News

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) - Democrat Graham Platner has so far been mum on whether he'll drop out of the Maine U.S. Senate race after a former girlfriend accused him of sexual assault. Platner, who denies the allegation, has faced considerable pressure from his own... Read More.

Dutch prosecutors launch criminal case against Tata Steel unit

Wednesday, July 8 by SRN News

AMSTERDAM, July 8 (Reuters) - Dutch prosecutors said on Wednesday they have launched a criminal case against the Dutch arm of Tata Steel for "intentionally" polluting the environment. The prosecutors said a criminal investigation into Tata's massive plant in IJmuiden, on the Dutch coast west... Read More.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear asks Sen. Mitch McConnell to give a public update on his condition

Wednesday, July 8 by SRN News

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is directly asking Sen. Mitch McConnell, the state's most powerful figure in Congress, to disclose more about his condition after three weeks of silence from the 84-year-old since he was hospitalized in Washington. The letter released Wednesday from Beshear, a... Read More.

Trump says he will use old Air Force One to travel to UK with new plane going there too

Wednesday, July 8 by SRN News

By Mike Stone WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will fly an old Air Force One plane from Turkey to the UK 'for old time's sake', with the new plane given to the U.S. by Qatar visiting the same... Read More.

Trump opposes letting E. Jean Carroll collect $5 million award, cites Supreme Court bid

Wednesday, July 8 by SRN News

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, July 8 (Reuters) - Lawyers for U.S. President Donald Trump have asked a federal judge not to authorize a disbursement of a multi-million dollar damages award to magazine writer E. Jean Carroll to satisfy a 2023 civil verdict in which... Read More.

Maine Democrats say embattled Senate candidate Platner can’t pick his replacement

Wednesday, July 8 by SRN News

By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) - Embattled U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner faced mounting pressure to drop out of the race on Wednesday, as Maine's Democratic Party said he would not be able to pick his replacement. Maine Democratic Party Executive Director... Read More.

Trump team tests anti-communist message for midterms as rhetoric intensifies

Wednesday, July 8 by SRN News

By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has sharply escalated his warnings about a communist takeover of the Democratic Party ahead of November's midterm elections as his political team tests whether the message can resonate beyond his core supporters. Preliminary findings... Read More.

Judge rejects Justice Department attempt to get names of 2020 election workers in Fulton County

Tuesday, July 7 by SRN News

ATLANTA (AP) - The U.S. Department of Justice cannot have the names and personal contact information for every person who worked during the 2020 election in Georgia's Fulton County, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. The Justice Department in April obtained a grand jury subpoena seeking... Read More.

Factbox-Who are the Democratic Socialists of America?

Tuesday, July 7 by SRN News

WASHINGTON, July 7 (Reuters) - The Democratic Socialists of America, a left-wing political group, is now playing an influential role in the U.S. Democratic Party. But what, exactly, do Democratic Socialists stand for? And can they ever become a factor in mainstream politics? Here are... Read More.

Democrats’ narrow path to Senate majority gets rockier as Platner faces sexual assault allegation

Tuesday, July 7 by SRN News

A new accusation that Graham Platner once sexually assaulted a woman he was dating has rocked the U.S. Senate race in Maine and cast fresh doubt on Democrats' path to a Senate majority. Republicans currently have a 53-47 advantage in the Senate, and Maine is... Read More.

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What to know about Graham Platner and the Maine US Senate race

Dutch prosecutors launch criminal case against Tata Steel unit

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear asks Sen. Mitch McConnell to give a public update on his condition

Trump says he will use old Air Force One to travel to UK with new plane going there too

Trump opposes letting E. Jean Carroll collect $5 million award, cites Supreme Court bid

Maine Democrats say embattled Senate candidate Platner can’t pick his replacement

Trump team tests anti-communist message for midterms as rhetoric intensifies

Judge rejects Justice Department attempt to get names of 2020 election workers in Fulton County

Factbox-Who are the Democratic Socialists of America?

Democrats’ narrow path to Senate majority gets rockier as Platner faces sexual assault allegation

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