CNN’s Kaitlan Collins said Tuesday in an interview that President Trump’s core base of supporters do not know that he “seeks validation” from the news media, despite his longstanding feud with the news media. The CNN reporter spoke with New York Times reporter Shawn McCreesh for Interview magazine about the president’s relationship with the media. Collins…

CNN’s Kaitlan Collins said Tuesday in an interview that President Trump’s core base of supporters do not know that he “seeks validation” from the news media, despite his longstanding feud with the news media. The CNN reporter spoke with New York Times reporter Shawn McCreesh for Interview magazine about the president’s relationship with the media. Collins…

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) responded to President Trump’s “shocking” remark on Wednesday about rising inflation rates amid the Iran war.  “It’s pretty hard to take from a billionaire president when he says he loves inflation brought on the American people because of a war that he decided to pursue,” she told CNN’s Kaitlan…

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) responded to President Trump’s “shocking” remark on Wednesday about rising inflation rates amid the Iran war.  “It’s pretty hard to take from a billionaire president when he says he loves inflation brought on the American people because of a war that he decided to pursue,” she told CNN’s Kaitlan…

Is there nothing voters won’t forgive?

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With Graham Platner now the Democratic nominee against Senator Susan Collins, signs of how hostile the race will be have quickly emerged.

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She is the rare Republican who sometimes can boost her own popularity back home by keeping her distance from President Donald Trump, and she has perfected that delicate dance even as his tightening grip on the party has cost two of her Senate Republican colleagues their reelection.

Tuesday marked an especially significant moment for Graham Platner, the embattled veteran and oyster farmer, who is fighting to rebuild his credibility in a campaign rocked by controversy.

Republicans and Democrats in Nevada, North Dakota and South Carolina select their nominees on Tuesday, but much of the nation's political focus will be on Maine. Democrat Graham Platner is expected to emerge from the primary to take on five-term incumbent GOP Sen. Susan Collins. But Platner has faced one scandal after another during the campaign. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Alex Seitz-Wald.

The Senate race in Maine is a chance to do away with inconsistent standards applied according to political bias.

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Voters across Maine, Nevada, South Carolina and North Dakota head to the polls Tuesday for another day of primary elections in America, but much of the political world will be focused on Maine's high-stakes U.S. Senate contest.

Graham Platner is seeking to make a Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate official in advance of one of the most anticipated contests of the year.

Any indication of tepid support for Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine, will be seen as a warning sign about his chances against Senator Susan Collins, the Republican incumbent.

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Primaries for U.S. Senate and U.S. House on Tuesday will set the stage for a midterm general election in which Maine is expected to play a critical role in deciding control of both chambers.