Democrats break with scandal-plagued Graham Platner, warn of ‘civil war’ in party

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Top Democratic officials and lawmakers are breaking with Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner as his past blunders and online history stack up.  Platner’s ascendency to the top of the ticket in Vacationland broke with the Democratic establishment in Washington, D.C., and since Maine Gov. Janet Mills … Read more

Graham Platner vows to ‘come after’ Bezos as Senate hopeful escalates billionaire tax fight

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner blasted Jeff Bezos for opposing higher taxes on billionaires, rejecting the Amazon founder’s argument that raising taxes on the wealthy would hurt economic growth amid a broader political fight over wealth inequality and taxation ahead of the 2026 elections. During a Monday … Read more

Democrat congressman slams Graham Platner’s Nazi-linked tattoo as ‘disqualifying’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass, delivered a sharp rebuke of Maine candidate Graham Platner, breaking with his party over the Senate hopeful’s Nazi-linked tattoo. “I find that tattoo and his commentary about it to be personally disqualifying,” Auchincloss told CNN on Monday. “I hope Maine voters agree with … Read more

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner embraces democratic socialism at Bernie Sanders rally in Portland

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner appeared alongside Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on Monday and echoed several Sanders-style progressive themes, criticizing five-term Republican Sen. Susan Collins, criticizing and U.S. weapons spending tied to conflicts in Gaza and Iran. Platner, the presumptive Democratic nominee seeking to unseat Collins in … Read more

Top off-the-wall Reddit posts haunting Graham Platner’s Maine Senate bid

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Maine’s presumptive Democratic Senate nominee is facing considerable backlash over unearthed social media posts where he made controversial statements about race, sexuality, political violence and his own ideological beliefs. Graham Platner, a 41-year-old Marine Corps veteran, attributed his online behavior to depression and PTSD stemming from serving … Read more

Sen. Lindsey Graham says status quo in the Strait of Hormuz is ‘hurting us all’

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Sunday called for more U.S. military action in Iran, saying the ongoing stalemate in the war is “hurting us all.” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “I think the status quo is hurting us all. The longer the [Strait of Hormuz] … Read more

Sen. Lindsey Graham floats idea of more US attacks against Iranian ‘war machine’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., floated the prospect of more U.S. attacks against Iran, suggesting that a large, but brief effort to target the Islamic Republic’s “war machine” would be justified. In a Monday Truth Social post President Donald Trump declared, “Iran has taken some shots at unrelated … Read more

Graham Platner looks to unite Maine Democrats as their ‘presumptive’ Senate nominee

PORTLAND, Maine — Before Graham Platner dove into the meat of his speech at the Maine Democratic Party Convention Saturday night, where he said it is “very odd but deeply humbling” to be the “presumptive nominee” for Senate, he first thanked his former opponent, Gov. Janet Mills. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited … Read more