Graham Platner withdraws from Maine Senate bid, opening GOP path to replace nominee
His filing clears the way for Republicans to select a new challenger for Senator Susan Collins in a control-of-Senate fight.

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His filing clears the way for Republicans to select a new challenger for Senator Susan Collins in a control-of-Senate fight.
A suspended red-card drama fades in D.C. but resurfaces in the EU, with lawmakers asking if Trump ties mattered.
Removing the remaining bipartisan commissioners reshapes who steers election administration support and compliance guidance.
The arrest of a 26-year-old suspect shifts the case from rumor to investigation, while police say there is no terror or political motive so far.
NPR looks at how the meaning of scandal has shifted, and what that changes for voters and power brokers.
The European Parliament calls for an official EU terrorist designation, with ripple effects for sanctions, funding checks, and humanitarian operations.
A regulatory rollback narrows what counts as illegal harm to endangered species, with ripple effects for permitting, projects, and risk.
The first in-years meeting puts a long-running royal split back on the same calendar, and signals what happens next.
Washington and Tehran could still negotiate. But the pause that reduced violence is no longer in effect.
Behind the headlines, curators are racing to keep cultural assets intact, with real legal and financial spillovers.
A British traitor and a parachute drop go off-script, exposing how failures travel through intelligence, alliances, and risk.
The rules allow certain gifts to be declared only if they are political, but scrutiny is widening fast.