Platner calls sexual assault allegations ‘all false’ as he drops out of Senate race; Maine Democrats to choose new nominee – as it happened

According to The Guardian, Graham Platner has ended his campaign for a Senate seat in Maine after facing an allegation of sexual assault, which he says are all false. His departure leaves Maine Democrats to select a new nominee for the race. The Guardian notes several contenders are already being floated as possible replacements. Separately, at a NATO summit in Ankara, Donald Trump told reporters that a memorandum of understanding signed last month between the United States and Iran is now, in his words, over, following the latest round of strikes.

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