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Graham Platner’s Ex-Girlfriend Wants to Set the Record Straight. Plus. . .
Niall Ferguson and Haviv Rettig Gur on the Iran war. Confessions of a former Taliban recruiter. Will the Iran war last two weeks or 20 years? What’s…
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Graham Platner’s Ex-Girlfriend Wants to Set the Record Straight
Lyndsey Fifield told ‘The New York Times’ Graham Platner emotionally abused her and became physical multiple times. So why is she under attack?
Frannie Block and Audrey Fahlberg
Two Drinks with . . . the Mom Who Prodded Trump About Childcare
Reshma Saujani went viral for asking Donald Trump how he was going to make childcare cheaper. ‘In this country, we love girls, but we hate women,’ she…
Kara Kennedy
He Defended a Terrorist. Will Democrats Embrace Him?
Adam Hamawy is cruising toward a House seat, even though he once testified on behalf of the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
Audrey Fahlberg
Masculinity Is the First Battleground of the Texas Senate Race
In the Trump era, voters are used to candidates insulting opponents. One race this year may test how far the trend can go.
Audrey Fahlberg
‘Graham Platner Is Lying About My Friend.’ Plus. . .
Lessons in excellence at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Latinos por Pratt. And more.
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How Do I Know Graham Platner Is Lying About the Iraq War? I Was There.
The Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine claims that Chris Kyle, author of ‘American Sniper,’ indiscriminately killed civilians in Iraq 20 years…
Leif Babin
‘Spencer, Saca La Bassura’: Will LA’s Latinos Back Pratt?
In 2020, Adrian Alvarez was so panicked Trump would win he wound up in hospital. Now he leads ‘Latinos por Pratt’ and makes AI videos for the outsider…
Peter Savodnik
Why the Attacks on Graham Platner Don’t Work
The evidence of past affairs is the latest of many scandals. Yet none have stuck because his troubles strike many as relatable.
River Page
Why Did the Murders Stop in Baltimore?
The number of homicides fell to a 60-year low after city leaders finally decided to start taking violence seriously enough.
Charles Fain Lehman
Democrats Can’t Decide Whether the Problem Is Fraud or the People Exposing It
While Republicans hunt for misspending, many Democrats denounce them before quietly launching their own investigations.
Jonas Du
The Democratic Party’s Worldview, with Jake Sullivan
China, Israel, Iran, and Ukraine from the vantage point of the Democratic Party
Aaron MacLean
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