Maine’s Democratic Party urged Graham Platner to immediately withdraw from the race for a US Senate seat following allegations of sexual assault and vowed he would have no role in selecting his replacement.

Maine Democrats would have to act quickly if Senate candidate Graham Platner withdraws from the race over sexual assault allegations.

Maine Democrats are already jockeying to replace Senate candidate Graham Platner. Gobs of Democrats have called for Platner to drop out of the race after POLITICO reported that a woman who he dated said he forced her to have sex with him.

Democratic leaders steadfastly pressuring controversial Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner to withdraw from the race after a new sexual assault allegation.

Several of Mitch McConnell's colleagues and allies said they talked with him by phone, offering the fullest picture yet of the hospitalized senator's condition.

As questions swirl around Mitch McConnell's health, the GOP senator has been making lengthy phone calls to other lawmakers, congressional aides said.

Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is alive and on the mend, a handful of his allies made statements Tuesday saying they have spoken to the senator in the past day and discussed a variety of issues. “I spoke to my old friend Mitch McConnell this morning,

As rumors have swirled about Sen. Mitch McConnell’s health, Senate Republican leaders and a former adviser say they talked to him on the phone from the hospital.

President Trump will leave for Turkey on Monday night to attend the annual NATO summit. The president is set to meet with allies he has chastised for insufficient support in the war in Iran and defense spending.

President Trump is set to discuss the state of the US-Iranian conflict and Ukraine's war with Russia. Prince Harry's trip to the U.K. is already mired in controversy. It's all over a (withdrawn) invitation to Buckingham Palace.

The U.S. military launched a series of strikes against Iranian targets early Wednesday after three merchant ships were struck in the waters off Oman. In a statement posted to social media, U.S. Central Command said American forces launched the strikes “to impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping crewed by innocent

A ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz overnight and Iran said there would be no ⁠more ⁠peace talks unless Donald Trump halted his repeated threats to restart ⁠the war, as millions of Iranians vowed vengeance at funeral processions for their slain leader.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s political future is on the line as a Paris appeals court rules on her eligibility for the next presidential election

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she’ll run for the French presidency next year despite being sentenced Tuesday to wear a court-ordered electronic monitor for embezzlement. The decision by the 57-year-old veteran of three presidential races sets up a fourth campaign like no other: potentially seeking votes while subject to the monitoring and a judge’s determination of how,

The hard-right National Rally leader has ended months of speculation, after a court ruled she could run but would have to wear a tag for a year.

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she’ll run for the French presidency next year despite being sentenced Tuesday to wear a court-ordered electronic monitor for embezzlement. The decision by the 57-year-old veteran of three presidential races sets up a fourth campaign like no other: potentially seeking votes while subject to the

Rep. Haley Stevens and former Michigan health official Abdul El-Sayed — sparred over support for Israel and the direction of the Democratic party during a one-on-one debate Tuesday. Two days earlier,

Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) and former Wayne County health director Abdul El-Sayed are set to square off on Tuesday night in their first one-on-one debate since state Sen. Mallory McMorrow

Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens collide in the Michigan Senate Democratic primary as the progressive vs. establishment battle hits a new stage.

The state’s important Senate primary just became a head-to-head battle between Abdul El-Sayed, an outspoken left-wing candidate, and Haley Stevens, a moderate backed by party leaders.

The presidents of Syria and France say they have agreed to reappoint ambassadors after more than a decade, marking a major restoration of diplomatic ties for a country recovering from years of civil war.

Explosions rocked Damascus shortly after French President Emmanuel Macron entered the presidential palace to meet Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa

Explosions have rocked Syria’s capital as France’s president is visiting, and the Interior Ministry says at least 18 people were wounded

As reports of the blasts came in, state television said the Syrian president had welcomed Macron at the presidential palace.