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Lyndsey Fifield accused Graham Platner of abuse in the New York Times. Andrew Egger traveled to Maine to lend his support to the Democratic Senate candidate's campaign.

Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for US Senate in Maine, has been accused of womanizing, physical misconduct and making offensive comments about rape. The New York Times published an article on Thursday with accounts from several of Platner's ex-girlfriends who described him as volatile and at times physically intimidating. Platner denies the allegations. He is running to unseat Republican Senator Susan Collins in the June 9th primary. His supporters gave him standing ovations when he mentioned his wife Amy Gertner.


Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton are the top two vote-getters in California's nonpartisan primary for governor and Los Angeles mayor, respectively. The winner will go on to the November general election.

Steve Hilton has a 26.9% of the vote with nearly 1.2 million votes tallied, while Xavier Becerra followed with 25.7%. Progressive billionaire Tom Steyer trailed in third with 19.8%. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco remained well behind in fourth with 11.2%. President Donald Trump complained about the pace of the count and accused Democrats of rigging the election in California. The top two vote-getters from each party advance to the general election regardless of their party. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass will not win her re-election.


Ukraine launched extensive drone attacks against Russian refineries and military facilities early on Saturday. The strikes hit targets 600 miles from the Ukrainian border on the last day of an international forum in St. Petersburg.

Ukraine launched extensive drone attacks early Saturday against Russian military facilities near St. Petersburg, including a naval base in Kronstadt. It’s the second time in the past few days that scores of Ukrainian drones have targeted the Leningrad region. The most significant strike hit Taganrog, Rostov Oblast, where a major port fire broke out after drones hit a tanker, fuel tank and administrative building. Two civilians were injured when a drone struck a private home in Taganro.


Democratic amendment to block the $1.776bn "anti-weaponization" fund as part of an immigration-enforcement spending bill failed in the Senate. Republican leaders are now poised to vote on the measure to fund U.

The Trump administration is scrapping plans for a $1.8 billion fund that would have compensated allies of the president. The program faced a fierce political backlash and threatened to stall key elements of the White House agenda. Since the establishment of the fund two weeks ago, it’s been paused by a judge and lambasted by Democrats and Republicans alike. It's unclear whether this decision is permanent or final but it's the direct result of an unusual revolt by Senate Republicans who openly defied Trump over the fund.


The U.S. Forest Service is offering separation incentives to employees ahead of an agency reorganization that will move hundreds of positions across the country. The goal of the reorganization is to return decision-making to the local level with more coordination with states, tribes and county commissioners.

The U.S. Forest Service is reorganizing and moving its headquarters to Salt Lake City, Utah. The agency plans to shutter its nine regional offices and 20 of its 77 research facilities. More than 1,000 Forest Service employees work in hundreds of Research and Development facilities and structures located across the country. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) delivered the opening statement at the Agriculture Committee hearing: Oversight of the United States Forest Service. Local environmental groups express concern about the reorganization on local research efforts. Western North Carolina's 12,000 acres of national forest land and four research stations are not slated for closure.


US Central Command (CENTCOM) intercepted multiple Iranian missiles and drones near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed it had targeted US military assets in the region in response to US strikes.

U.S. Central Command says it shot down Iranian ballistic missiles and drones launched toward the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf Arab allies on Friday. It also struck some of Iran's coastal surveillance radar sites in response. The exchange of fire further frayed a shaky ceasefire with Tehran. Since the conflict began in late February, Iran has repeatedly attacked targets in the Gulf region where U.S military bases are located. Rubio says the US will lift sanctions on Iran only if it gives up enriched uranium.


Vladimir Putin rejects Volodymyr Zelenskyy's proposal to meet for a direct meeting to discuss an end to the war in Ukraine. US President Donald Trump's administration has been focused on the war against Iran and the turmoil in the Middle East.

Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy haven't met in person since 2019, at a multilateral summit in Paris over two years before Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian president published an open letter to Putin on Thursday proposing they hold face-to-face talks to agree to an end to the war. Putin rejects the proposal as senseless and calls for the country's military to "do the job" A potential cease-fire would only help Kyiv to stop Russian ground offensives.


David J. Rush was arrested on May 19 and charged with fraudulently claiming tens of thousands of dollars in compensation for military leave. He has one of the highest-ranking security clearances in the U.S. government, i.e., Top Secret/Secure Compartmented Information.

David Rush, a former senior official at the Central Intelligence Agency, was arrested last week after FBI agents found $40 million worth of gold bars in his Virginia home. He is charged with one count of theft of public money. A magistrate ruled on Friday that he will remain in jail until his trial begins as he has both the means and the reasons to escape while the trial is ongoing. The judge noted that Rush's background gives him a rare advantage in evading authorities. His arrest last month resulted in the seizure of more than 300 gold bars, nearly $2 million in cash and some 35 luxury watches.


President Donald Trump visited Chippewa County on Friday. It was his first visit to the state since he was re-elected in 2024.

President Donald Trump is visiting Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin today. It's his first visit to the state since he was re-elected in 2024. He will hold a roundtable discussion on American Agriculture at Custer Farms and talk about his administration's support for farmers. The Republican Party chairman of Monroe County, Doug Rogalla, says it's an exciting thing when a sitting president visits the area 22 years after the last one. Democrats say Republicans are in trouble in Wisconsin because they haven't been delivering for the people.


Pentagon has raised its counterintelligence threat assessment for Israel to the highest level – "critical" – amid escalating tensions between Washington and Israel over the way forward in the war with Iran. The designation stems from concerns within the Pentagon that Israel is making a targeted effort to surveil top US officials to gather intelligence on the Trump administration's internal deliberations and decision-making regarding Middle East

Pentagon has raised the counterintelligence threat assessment for Israel to the highest level - critical. It comes amid rising tensions between Washington and Israel over the way forward in the war with Iran. The designation stems from growing concerns within the Pentagon that Israel is making a targeted effort to surveil top US officials to gather intelligence on the Trump administration's internal deliberations and decision-making regarding Middle East conflicts. A spokesperson for the Israeli embassy in Washington denied the report, calling it "completely false".


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