Fox News • July 7, 2026 16:30

NYT columnist says she 'deeply' regrets praising Senate hopeful after rape allegation

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NYT's Michelle Goldberg says she "deeply regrets" her earlier column praising Graham Platner after a rape allegation surfaced against the Maine Democrat.

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Mon 23:55 - Fox News

Platner's latest accuser claims the Democratic Senate candidate 'absolutely' raped her

Tue 12:16 - The Hill

Platner accuser says she ‘absolutely’ considers what happened to be rape

Tue 15:41 - The Hill

Greene deletes post criticizing Platner accuser

Tue 16:30 - Fox News

NYT columnist says she 'deeply' regrets praising Senate hopeful after rape allegation

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Platner's latest accuser claims the Democratic Senate candidate 'absolutely' raped her

Jenny Racicot told CNN's Jake Tapper why she decided to come forward with her allegations against Platner and rejected claims of political motivation.

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Greene deletes post criticizing Platner accuser

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) removed a post on social media in which she criticized the woman who accused Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) of rape. The post …

12:16

Platner accuser says she ‘absolutely’ considers what happened to be rape

The woman who accused Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner (D) of sexually assaulting her nearly five years ago when they dated alleged Monday that she considered it to be rape. …