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Graham Platner and a staffer leave a campaign event in Belfast, Maine, on June 6, 2026, just days ahead of the state's June 9 primary. The boutique oysterman and U.S. Marine Corps veteran hopes to oust Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) in November. Photo by Nathan Worcester.

Democratic leaders call for Platner to exit race after sexual assault allegation 

By Chase Smith Contributing Writer  Top Democrats — including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and the Maine Democratic Party — called on Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner to withdraw from his race against Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, on Monday after he denied a new sexual assault allegation reported by Politico.  Platner said earlier in the evening in a video posted on X that his campaign was “taking the time to

A Seahawk medium displacement unmanned surface vessel participates in a U.S. battle rehearsal on the Pacific Ocean on April 21, 2021. Shannon Renfroe/U.S. Navy

Trump vows US response to Iran shooting down helicopter  

By Ryan Morgan Contributing Writer  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced on Monday that Iran was responsible for downing a U.S. attack helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz a day earlier, and vowed that the United States would respond.  “I

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House to take up $70B bill to fund ICE, border control 

By Joseph Lord Contributing Writer  The U.S. House will consider legislation this week to provide around $70 billion in funding to Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other immigration enforcement agencies, amid concerns among moderate

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Iran halts strikes on Israel but warns of renewed attacks in Lebanon 

By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer  Iran said on Monday that it has suspended military operations against Israel following a weekend exchange of missile strikes, but warned that any further Israeli attacks — including ongoing operations in southern Lebanon — would

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Judge orders Trump administration to restart asylum claims 

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer  The Trump administration must restart processing claims of asylum, a federal judge ruled on Friday.  Officials must also resume adjudicating requests for immigration benefits such as work permits from

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Schiavo’s AI workforce protection bill passes Assembly  

News release  As California continues to see artificial intelligence-driven layoffs from major corporations like Meta, Oracle and UPS, Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, announced that her bill, the AI Deployment & Workforce Displacement Assessment

Two other congressional races take shape 

Two congressional district races with relatively small portions of the Santa Clarita Valley, and an Assembly district race, all had two candidates who had started to separate themselves from the pack in

A local look at California’s early Primary results

The Santa Clarita Valley’s 27th Congressional District remained closely contested in the early results Tuesday, while the 40th Assembly District’s incumbent held a big lead in her re-election bid.  The first returns were released shortly