Succession fight under way as Bernie Sanders calls for Platner to drop out of Maine Senate race – US politics live

According to The Guardian, a succession fight is already under way in Maine's Senate race, as Vermont senator Bernie Sanders became the latest prominent figure to call on the scandal-hit Democratic nominee, Graham Platner, to step down following sexual assault allegations. The Guardian's US politics live coverage also notes other developments of the day: President Donald Trump renewing his push for the United States to acquire Greenland, while threatening to withdraw American forces from Europe; a federal appeals panel striking down part of Florida governor Ron DeSantis's so-called Stop Woke Act on First Amendment grounds; and an exclusive Harris Poll finding that ninety-five percent of Americans believe the country is facing an affordability crisis.

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