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June 10, 2026
Democrat Graham Platner will try to unseat GOP Sen. Susan Collins in a critical Senate matchup
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Graham Platner won the Maine Democratic primary for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, channeling voter frustration over the high cost of living and overcoming revelations about his past to set up a high-stakes race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Speaking to supporters in the small town where he was born, Platner, an oyster farmer and combat veteran, stressed a message of redemption as he promised to oust Collins. Democrats see the race as a top opportunity to flip a GOP-he ...
Go to discussionWH Attacks Washington Post Report On Handing Over Press Credentialing For UFC Event
Jun 9th, 2026, 5:39 pm The Trump White House is disputing a Washington Post report that Dana White’s UFC will handle all press credentialing for the upcoming Freedom250 mixed martial arts fights on the south lawn. WaPo media reporter Scott Nover wrote in a Tuesday article that “The White House is ceding control of who gets into the fight event on the South Lawn, in a break with tradition.”. Nover cited an email sent out by the White House Correspondents’ Association stating, “The White Hou ...
Go to discussionAfter long waits at the Social Security Administration, its chief says things are getting better
Updated 5:57 PM EDT, June 9, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — After complaints about staffing cuts and long waits to get help at the Social Security Administration, its commissioner says he’s ready to make the case to Congress this week that things are getting a lot better at the embattled agency. Frank Bisignano is expected to face pointed questions from lawmakers at a hearing on his agency’s customer service performance, its ability to pay Americans their benefits, protect their privacy, and other que ...
Go to discussionDOJ finds EEOC violated civil rights laws with guidelines that pressured employers to make race-based decisions
Updated on: June 9, 2026 / 3:33 PM EDT Washington -- The Justice Department on Tuesday accused the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of violating federal civil rights laws by issuing guidelines that effectively pressured employers to make race-based considerations in hiring and promotions. A new legal opinion by the Office of Legal Counsel claimed that "disparate impact" -- a legal theory of discrimination that holds employers liable for discrimination for policies that dispro ...
Go to discussionTrump family 'made $500 million from crypto coin deal' -- before the bottom fell out on individual investors
Tue, 9 June 2026 at 5:27 pm President Donald Trump and members of his family reaped about $500 million from the sale of $1.5 billion in cryptocurrency to a company that's since seen its stock price plummet — and left investors holding the bag, according to a report Monday. Less than a year after Trump sons Don Jr. and Eric rang the Nasdaq opening bell to celebrate the crypto deal with Alt5 Sigma, the company — since renamed AI Financial Corp. — faces removal from the exchange if its shares do ...
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