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Schumer, Gillibrand Demand Platner Exit Maine Senate Race After Assault Claims
DSCC leaders Schumer and Gillibrand demand Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner drop out after sexual assault allegations
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Hasan Piker Declares Maine Democrat Platner's Campaign 'Curtains' After Assault Allegation
Hasan Piker declared Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner's campaign 'curtains' after a sexual assault allegation. Demo
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Democrats Abandon Maine Senate Candidate Platner After New Assault Allegation
Top Democrats and progressives have pulled support for Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner after a new sexual assault
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Maine Democrat Platner Faces Removal After Sexual Assault Allegation
Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner may be removed from the ballot after a sexual assault allegation. Key wit
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NAACP Launches Record $20M Midterm Push After Supreme Court Voting Rights Blow
The NAACP is pouring $20 million into midterm elections—its biggest ever get-out-the-vote effort—after the Supreme Court
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DOGE Dissolves on Independence Day, Leaving Mixed Legacy of Cuts and Controversy
DOGE, the Trump-era cost-cutting agency, shut down July 4 after slashing $214 billion in federal spending and reducing t
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Record Fireworks Trigger Code Red Air Quality Warning Across D.C. Region
D.C. issued a Code Red air quality alert after a record-setting 850,000-fireworks show on the National Mall caused unhea
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Tehran Overflows as Iran Mourns Khamenei Amid War and Succession Questions
Tens of thousands marched in Tehran for the funeral of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in a US-Isra
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Burgum Evades Condemning White Nationalist March on July 4
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum repeatedly avoided condemning the white nationalist group Patriot Front after their July
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Vance's Rejection of Friedman Signals a Shift Toward Progressive Economics
JD Vance's recent attack on Milton Friedman's free-market legacy suggests a move toward progressive economics, sparking
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GOP’s Planned Parenthood Defunding Expires, Igniting Fury Among Anti-Abortion Activists
The GOP’s year-long defunding of Planned Parenthood expired July 5, allowing clinics to again bill Medicaid for non-abor
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DEA Hearings Begin on Marijuana Rescheduling, But Critics Say It Falls Short
The DEA has launched hearings to reclassify marijuana to Schedule III, a move that eases research restrictions but does