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Fetterman scoffs at Platner: ‘He’s not even a Democrat’

13 June 2026 at 15:17
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) rebuked the Democratic nominee in the Maine Senate race on Friday, saying scandal-plagued Graham Platner is “not even a Democrat.” “We’re the party of pearl clutching, and now we’ve embraced him because we don’t have a choice,” Fetterman told Fox News’s Laura Ingraham in an interview Friday. “Like if you can’t…

Fetterman scoffs at Platner: ‘He’s not even a Democrat’

13 June 2026 at 15:17
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) rebuked the Democratic nominee in the Maine Senate race on Friday, saying scandal-plagued Graham Platner is “not even a Democrat.” “We’re the party of pearl clutching, and now we’ve embraced him because we don’t have a choice,” Fetterman told Fox News’s Laura Ingraham in an interview Friday. “Like if you can’t…

Protesters clash outside One Nation fundraiser while Labor says opposition parties will ‘give us chaos’

Pauline Hanson claimed fundraiser was moved from original location due to ‘too many bookings’, not because of expected protests

Protesters have clashed with Pauline Hanson supporters, with one man given a move on notice outside a Melbourne venue hosting a One Nation fundraiser on Friday.

Michael Nelson, who was convicted of offensive behavior and fined last week for disrupting a Melbourne Anzac Day dawn service, was restrained by officers outside the South Melbourne venue.

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© Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

© Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

© Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

Gavin Newsom and Hunter Biden Would Like Your Attention, Please

12 June 2026 at 22:18
The two men chatted on Mr. Newsom’s podcast about Democrats, Joe Biden, Graham Platner, phone addiction and other topics.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom of California hosted Hunter Biden on his podcast this week.

Two Dan Sullivans? Alaska Republicans Suggest Kicking One Off the Ballot in Senate Race

The lieutenant governor and the top elections official, both Republicans, are investigating whether the challenger coordinated with a Democrat to confuse voters.

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Republicans argue that the Senate campaign by Dan J. Sullivan, right, was planned by Democrats to confuse voters and hurt Senator Dan S. Sullivan, left, a second-term lawmaker.
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