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Platner Supporters Struggle to Come to Terms With Campaign’s Death Knell • Democrats Clash Over Who Replaces Platner Even Before He Exits • Republican Leaders Say They’ve Spoken With Mitch McConnell Since Hospitalization • Lawsuit Alleges Trump Administration Gave Iran Details on Asylum Seekers • Here’s the latest. • Reigning champion Argentina escapes with remarkable World Cup victory over Egypt • Heirs of 'odious' 169-year-old Supreme Court ruling see modern parallels • As climate change damages streets and highways, the road ahead may be expensive • How a tiny fleck of gold changed American history • Commemorative passports featuring Trump draw both delight and ire
Platner Supporters Struggle to Come to Terms With Campaign’s Death Knell
Jul 7, 2026 7:47 PM
Many voters said they expected Graham Platner, the state’s Democratic nominee for Senate, to exit the race after a former girlfriend publicly accused him...
Democrats Clash Over Who Replaces Platner Even Before He Exits
Jul 7, 2026 7:40 PM
Progressives and moderates are gearing up for a fight over an as-yet-undecided process in Maine to name a Senate nominee to replace Graham Platner...
Republican Leaders Say They’ve Spoken With Mitch McConnell Since Hospitalization
Jul 7, 2026 7:15 PM
The top two G.O.P. senators each said they had lengthy phone conversations with Senator Mitch McConnell, who has been hospitalized for three weeks, as...
Lawsuit Alleges Trump Administration Gave Iran Details on Asylum Seekers
Jul 7, 2026 6:49 PM
A new lawsuit filed in the District of Columbia states that the administration allowed Iranian officials to “select” which Iranians seeking refuge in the...
Here’s the latest.
Jul 7, 2026 6:45 PM
Reigning champion Argentina escapes with remarkable World Cup victory over Egypt
Jul 7, 2026 6:49 PM
Egypt was leading late, up 2-0. The Argentinians looked beaten. But they fought and fought and fought. Scoring one goal, then another to equalize....
Heirs of 'odious' 169-year-old Supreme Court ruling see modern parallels
Jul 7, 2026 9:00 AM
Descendants of Dred Scott and Chief Justice Roger Taney spoke about reconciliation at a church in the shadow of the Supreme Court last week...
As climate change damages streets and highways, the road ahead may be expensive
Jul 7, 2026 9:00 AM
Heat waves are becoming more common and intense as a result of climate change — and roads are suffering as a result. Are the...
How a tiny fleck of gold changed American history
Jul 7, 2026 8:42 AM
The Gold Rush lured hundreds of thousands of people to California and changed American history. It all started with a tiny gold flake.
Commemorative passports featuring Trump draw both delight and ire
Jul 7, 2026 8:41 AM
President Trump's image on a limited-edition U.S. passport is drawing long lines from supporters -- and sharp criticism from detractors.
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