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Actor Patrick Dempsey rules out replacing Graham Platner in US Senate race – US politics liveThe Guardian US
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For Democrats replacing Platner, the how will be as big as the whoMS NOW
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Rahm Emanuel warns that Israel has become a ‘territorial pariah’ in a blistering speechDaily Kos
GOP desperately insists Mitch McConnell is alive and wellDaily Kos
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Washington Law Says to Alert the Public When Doctors Are Accused of Misconduct. It Can Take Months.ProPublica
Ken Paxton Vowed to Crack Down on “Illegal Voting.” He May Have Violated Texas Election Law.ProPublica
It’s Time for Maine to Ditch Platner — But Not the Politics That Won Over VotersThe Intercept
“Hobbled Out of the Gate”: Platner Allegations Set Off Scramble to Find a New Maine Senate NomineeThe Intercept
Another Trump Ceasefire With Iran CrumblesThe Intercept
Why Would Anyone Trust Ex-CIA Agents in Elected Office?The Intercept
The People Who Stood By Graham Platner — Until He Was Accused of RapeThe Intercept
Trump Can’t Stop Talking About CommunistsMother Jones
Trump Strikes Iran and Threatens War Crimes—AgainMother Jones
Belgium’s Trump Dance Exposes the Collapse of the President’s Soft PowerMother Jones
Trump Says He’ll Fast-Track Private Gas Plants to Power AI Data CentersMother Jones
DOGE Ended on July 4, But the Workers Whose Lives Musk Upended Are Still ReelingMother Jones
An Abundance of InfluenceThe Nation
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