Fox News • July 7, 2026 13:57

Sanders breaks silence on Platner, calls on scandal-plagued progressive to 'step aside'

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Bernie Sanders withdrew support for Graham Platner after a rape allegation rocked the Maine Senate race.

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Mon 21:58 - The Hill

Platner faces calls to step down after new accusations

Tue 13:18 - The Hill

Warren pulls support for Platner after new allegations

Tue 13:47 - Washington Examiner

Bernie Sanders quiet on Graham Platner sexual assault allegations

Tue 13:57 - Fox News

Sanders breaks silence on Platner, calls on scandal-plagued progressive to 'step aside'

Tue 16:05 - The Hill

Graham Platner faces new accusation, could drop out soon?

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The Hill

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16:05

Graham Platner faces new accusation, could drop out soon?

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner is taking a break from his campaign after a new accusation of serious wrongdoing: sexual assault. The accuser, an ex-girlfriend named Jenny Racicot, told …

13:18

Warren pulls support for Platner after new allegations

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), one of the more progressive Democratic senators who had backed Graham Platner in his bid to unseat Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), is calling for him to …

21:58

Platner faces calls to step down after new accusations

Democrats and progressives on Monday called for Maine Democratic candidate Graham Platner to end his Senate campaign amid a new accusation of sexual assault. "I’ve been very clear that sexual …

Washington Examiner

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13:47

Bernie Sanders quiet on Graham Platner sexual assault allegations

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has so far remained silent on Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner after a new set of sexual assault allegations were revealed Monday.   Sanders’s silence …