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Platner's primary victory shows just how deep the Democrats' fracture goes - editorial

His campaign seems to be obsessed with Israel. Platner’s first online ad, released in August, promised that he would never seek or receive the endorsement of the AIPAC lobby group.

U.S. senatorial candidate from Maine Graham Platner speaks at a town hall at the Leavitt Theater on Oct. 22, 2025 in Ogunquit, Maine. Platner, a veteran of the U.S. Marines and an oyster farmer, is running for the seat held by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME).
A sign for Republican Senate candidate Dan Sullivan is pictured outside of a PenAir airplane hangar where a campaign rally for the candidate was held on November 3, 2014 in Anchorage, Alaska.

Sullivan vs. Sullivan: Alaska investigates US Senate candidate who shares name with incumbent

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

Graham Platner, anti-Israel progressive, sews up Democratic Senate nomination in Maine

US President Donald Trump talks to members of the media while holding up renderings of the planned White House ballroom, aboard Air Force One en route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, March 29, 2026.

Federal funding for Trump's ballroom in jeopardy after Senate ruling


Senator, Homeland Security chief clash over pro-Hamas DHS employee

The Department of Homeland Security employee had shared images praising Hamas paragliders.

US Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) questions U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about social media posts regarding the Israel-Hamas war he identified as being made by a DHS emloyee, during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on threats to the United St

US House Republicans' Israel-only aid bill faces opposition in Senate

Democrats said the Republican bill would be dead on arrival in the Senate, even if it passed the House.

 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stands behind the rostrum as fellow Democratic senators speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 31, 2023.

‘Hamas will be washed away’: Top congressional leaders pledge support for Israel

Each speaker expressed unstinting support for Israel’s war aim, to destroy Hamas. President Joe Biden, who is flying to Israel on Wednesday, has also said that Hamas must be eliminated.

 Visitors walk outside the U.S. Capitol building as House Republicans continue to work to choose a new Speaker of the House, in Washington, U.S., October 16, 2023.

Israel-Saudi peace can't happen without Palestinian progress, ex-commanders say

Commanders for Israel's Security endorsed a call by 20 US Senators for any deal between Israel and the Saudis to be conditioned on the Palestinians.

 Palestinians clash with Israeli security forces during a protest in the village of Beit Dajan, near the West Bank city of Nablus, on June 24, 2022

Kirsten Gillibrand: Israel is a vital ally, and I'm proud to support it - opinion

In Israel, the US has an ally on the front lines of the fight against terrorism, nuclear proliferation, and an emboldened Iran.

 The writer (fourth from right) visited Yad Vashem during a trip to Israel earlier this year.

Saudi deal should include West Bank settlement freeze - US Senators say

Among the suggestions is that the deal include provisions to preserve a two-state solution.

 U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) speaks to reporters before attending the weekly Democratic caucus luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 29, 2022.

Dianne Feinstein, long-serving Jewish US senator, dies at 90

Feinstein was a Washington trail-blazer who among other accomplishments became the first woman to head the influential Senate Intelligence Committee.

 US Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) speaks about START Treaty on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 15, 2010

US Senator Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to corruption charges

Menendez, one of two senators representing New Jersey, stepped down from his role as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as required under his party's rules.

US Senator Bob Menendez.

US Senator Menendez rejects calls to step down from Congress

Menendez has stepped down temporarily from his role as chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

US Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) questions Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in Washington, DC, U.S. July 30, 2020

Netanyahu 'dismantling IDF,' former defense officials tell US senators

The officials sent a letter to members of the Committee on Foreign Relations as Netanyahu headed to the US for the UN General Assembly.

 IDF reservists sign letters stating they will no longer show up for reserve service in light of the government's judicial reform plan. July 18, 2023