US politics

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner formally withdraws from race

The Maine Secretary of State's office confirmed Platner's withdrawal and will have until July 27 to name a replacement.

Democratic US Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks at a campaign town hall meeting in Ogunquit, Maine, US, October 22, 2025.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (center) stands with Troy Jackson (left), who is now running for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, and Graham Platner (right), who was then the Democrats' presumptive nominee, during Sanders' “Fighting Oligarchy” tour, May 24, 2026, in Orono, Maine.

Replacing Graham Platner: US Senate replacement options split over Israel policy

Yisrael Beytenu leader MK Avigdor Liberman leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, July 6, 2026

Netanyahu a ‘burden to Trump,' dismantled US-Israel ties, Liberman tells ‘Post’ - interview

FORMER WHITE HOUSE chief of staff Rahm Emanuel speaks during a conference at Tel Aviv University on Wednesday. What was billed as an honest conversation about the US-Israel relationship ended up closer to an indictment of Israel.

Rahm Emanuel to 'Post': ‘I told Mamdani river to the sea means destroying the Jewish people’


Rahm Emanuel: Democrats who support Israel can still lead the party to the White House

Emanuel, most recently the US ambassador to Japan, is considering a presidential run in 2028. He is a former US congressman from Illinois as well as a former Chicago Mayor.

Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel speaks at Tel Aviv University on July 8, 2026.

Platner suspends Senate campaign, forcing Democrats to pivot in crucial Maine race

Many Democrats had already questioned Platner's fitness for office before Politico reported on Monday that a woman accused him of forcing her to have sex with him nearly ⁠five years ago.

Graham Platner speaks to voters at a town hall at the Elks Lodge 188 on June 7, 2026, in Portland, Maine.

‘True friends tell each other the truth’: Rahm Emanuel’s critique of Israel draws cheers - analysis

Whether Emanuel’s critique will land with the Israeli establishment or with the ruling coalition remains to be seen.

Rahm Emanuel, left, speaks with Yael Sternhell and Yoav Fromer during an event at Tel Aviv University, July 8, 2026.

Pressure mounts on Democratic Senate candidate Platner to quit Maine race

Platner's campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Platner has denied wrongdoing but said on Monday he would take time "to reflect on the best path forward."

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks at his Primary Election event on June 9, 2026 in Blue Hill, Maine.

America’s woke Right - What the Iran deal revealed about the American Right - opinion

The Right, whatever its other faults, saw Israel as a strategic partner in a shared civilizational fight. That story is getting harder to tell as hostility toward Israel on the Right grows, too

An Italian delegation of political, academic, and human rights figures hold banners and protest during their visit to the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, May 18, 2025.

Rahm Emanuel to warn ‘Greater Israel' could harm Israel-US alliance in Tel Aviv Speech

Veteran Democrat and potential 2028 presidential candidate is set to spell out his vision for Israel and its neighbors in Tel Aviv address.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel speaks during a House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party hearing on Capitol Hill July 23, 2025 in Washington, DC.

A narrowed Michigan Democratic Senate race leaves Jewish voters with a stark choice

Following Mallory McMorrow's suspension of her US Senate campaign, two candidates with opposing visions of the Democratic Party's future, particularly on Israel policy, remain.

Congresswoman Haley Stevens campaigns for the US Senate at the Michigan Democratic Nominating Convention, April 19, 2026.

Trump administration cannot hold migrants without bond hearings past 90 days, court rules

US Circuit Judge Cory Wilson, a Trump appointee, dissented, saying "the majority marginalizes the Constitution's express grant of plenary authority over immigration matters to Congress."

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrive to push protesters back as cars enter and leave the Delaney Hall Immigration Detention Center on June 12, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey.

Democratic Party drift: Primary victories show anti-Israel Left is no longer fringe - editorial

Many Republicans initially dismissed the Tea Party as a passing fringe phenomenon. Democrats should not make the same mistake.

Democratic congressional candidate Melat Kiros speaks to supporters at an election-night watch party after winning the Colorado primary on June 30, 2026 in Denver, Colorado.

Harris courting Mamdani, pro-Palestinian activists in effort to win 2028 support - report

According to an Axios report, Harris may be trying to repair and strengthen her relationships with left-wing members of her party in order to lay the groundwork for a 2028 presidential run.

Kamala Harris attends the Public Counsel Awards Dinner on April 29, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California.