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Nobody understands the stakes of finding a replacement for Graham Platner quite like Chuck Schumer. But nobody in his party is suggesting he should have anything to do with it. The anti-establishment fervor energizing Democrats’ voter base is putting Schumer and other party leaders in a delicate spot. They are aching to ensure whomever may take Platner’s place on the ballot is better vetted after POLITICO’s exclusive reporting on allegations of sexual assault against him, which Platner denies. Still, even the appearance of the Senate minority leader controlling voters’ choice is stoking fears of deflated turnout and internal fighting that…

Ewa Zajaczkowska-Hernik lashed out at Kiev, insisting that “there is no moral difference between honoring the SS and honoring the UPA” A Polish member of the European Parliament has publicly torn up a flag of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) – whose fighters massacred up to 100,000 ethnic Poles in one of World War II’s worst atrocities – during a debate on Kiev’s bid to join the EU.On Tuesday, Ewa Zajaczkowska-Hernik, a member of the right-wing Patriots for Europe Group and a history teacher by training, delivered a scathing indictment of Ukraine’s glorification of the UPA. The speech came against…

BERLIN (AP) – They called themselves the “German driving school for experts,” but prosecutors say the true purpose of their Telegram chats was to brag about the women they raped and share tips about how to drug them. In posts that sometimes included photos and videos of their attacks on unconscious victims, they referred to women as “cars,” sedatives as “fuel” and rape as “driving,” according to court documents. They called their victims “dead pigs.” Investigators have been poring through several years’ worth of posts in roughly two dozen group chats on the popular messaging app that authorities believe served…

Iowa Democratic Senate nominee Josh Turek, who has presented himself as a common-sense lawmaker capable of appealing across party lines, voted against three measures restricting DEI offices, required coursework, and funding in the state’s public education system, according to a Washington Free Beacon report. Turek, an Iowa state representative since 2023 and a former wheelchair basketball player, voted against three bills restricting DEI policies between April 2024 and May 2025, including two that became law. In April 2024, Turek voted against SF 2435, which prohibits Iowa’s public universities from employing DEI officers. He opposed HF 269 in March 2025. The…

Senior US commanders reportedly rushed to approve strike lists despite system alerts that their information was outdated Senior US military commanders ignored warnings that intelligence on targets in Iran was outdated as they rushed to compile strike lists at the start of the war, CNN reports. Citing sources familiar with the decision-making process, the broadcaster said the decision contributed to the deadly strike on an Iranian girls’ school.The bombing – in which 120 students aged 6 to 13 were killed, in addition to 36 adults – happened on February 28, the opening day of the US-Israeli military operation against Iran.According…

During an interview with CBS News on Tuesday, Senate Minority Whip Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) stated that President Donald Trump has “wisely” called for NATO allies “to spend more of their own money to protect themselves. That’s not an unreasonable ask.” But argued that Trump has also done things that have undercut the alliance by doing things that put America’s commitment to the alliance in doubt. Durbin said, “Well, it’s a back and forth love and hate relationship. The President has, I think wisely, asked for our NATO allies — there are 32 members of NATO — to spend more…

The US president arrived in Ankara with some strong words for the bloc’s European members US President Donald Trump has arrived in Ankara for NATO’s annual summit, kicking the meeting off with a show of friendship for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and threats of US military withdrawal for the bloc’s European members.Trump touched down in Türkiye on Tuesday, at a time of heightened acrimony between Washington and the Europeans. Trump has pushed his NATO allies to hike defense spending to 5% of GDP, a figure agreed upon at last year’s summit, but one increasingly difficult to meet as European…

The United States has invested over $310 million in humanitarian support for victims of Venezuela’s devastating June 24 earthquakes as of this week and delivered upwards of 60,000 food, hygiene, and other aid kits to victims, America’s top diplomat in the country told reporters on Tuesday. Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Caracas John Barrett, alongside Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) Commander Gen. Francis Donovan, told reporters during an online briefing on Tuesday that America’s prominent role in helping the country, formerly an aggressive enemy of Washington’s, recover from the natural disaster is shifting from primarily a search and rescue operation to…

During an interview with CBS News on Tuesday, Senate Minority Whip Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) said that he didn’t know a lot about the new allegations against Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner, but “It’s reached a tipping point. As far as I’m concerned, his viability as a candidate has been questioned at the highest levels of our party leadership, I think that speaks for itself.” Host Mugo Odigwe asked, “Senator, while we have you here, I want to ask you about what’s going on here at home in the U.S. and in the Maine Senate race. There’s a new allegation…

Turkish officials said on Sunday that over a hundred people were detained during an anti-NATO protest march organized by the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP). Riot police were called in to disperse the march with tear gas when it turned violent. NATO will hold a summit in Ankara on Tuesday and Wednesday, with leaders from all 32 member countries in attendance, including President Donald Trump. Invited guests include Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, European Council President Antonio Costa, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Security for the meeting will be very heavy. Turkish officials…