The Latest Breaking News from Graham Platner

First Thing: Trump urged to end Iran escalation as US deaths and injuries rise

Democrats call for end to war’s resumption amid widespread anxiety over casualties

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21

Maine Democrats have found Graham Platner’s replacement. Can he win control of the Senate seat?

ANALYSIS: Graham Platner’s self-destruction was a major blow to progressives, but his replacement proves that their critics don’t have much juice, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK · Jul 20

Troy Jackson on track to replace Platner as Democratic Senate nominee in Maine

Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson appears on track to clinch the Democratic nomination for Senate after his top competitors made weekend exits from the race. Jackson had the support of a vast majority of delegates who were elected across the state’s counties over the weekend to serve at a…

Roll Call · Jul 20

Maine progressives still have a leg up

County delegate elections may prove more important than any debate at the July 25 convention

Salon · Jul 18

An ICE shooting could upend Maine’s Senate race–and who controls the Senate next year

ANALYSIS: The killing of Joan Sebastian Guerrero has given Maine Democrats a chance to tie Collins to Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign, Eric Garcia writes

The Independent UK · Jul 17

Democratic senator had relationships with two staffers and was ‘very flirtatious’ with others: report

Ruben Gallego of Arizona said in response to the allegations: ‘I’m not going to engage in gossip’

The Independent UK · Jul 16

Lindsay Graham is the fifth U.S. Senator to die during a re-election campaign since 1918

On July 11, 2026, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) died at the age of 71. He is the first U.S. Senator from South Carolina to die in office since Olin D. Johnston (D-S.C.) died on April 18, 1965. He is also the fourth member of the U.S. Senate since 2013 to…

Ballotpedia · Jul 16

MAGA is wooing Platner's male fans now

Manosphere figures are using anger over the Maine race to coax young voters back to Trump

Salon · Jul 15

South Carolina and Maine will be the first states to replace a major party U.S. Senate nominee since 2016

Welcome to the Wednesday, July 15, 2026, Brew.

Ballotpedia · Jul 15

Maine Democrats in sprint to replace Platner on Senate ballot

The Maine Democrats running to replace Graham Platner as their party’s nominee for Senate are seeking to turn the page from the former standard-bearer without abandoning his supporters. At least seven Democrats are competing in what’s been a two-week campaign for the nomination to take on Republican Sen. Susan Collins,…

Roll Call · Jul 14