Many Maine Dems. enter U.S. Senate race after fmr. nominee Platner drops out; Hearn pleads not guilty to damaging Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool episode artwork

EPISODE · Jul 9, 2026 · 59 MIN

Many Maine Dems. enter U.S. Senate race after fmr. nominee Platner drops out; Hearn pleads not guilty to damaging Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

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Now that Graham Platner has suspended his campaign as Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from Maine, a lot of other candidates are jumping into the race. We will hear from them and talk with Maine Public reporter Kevin Miller about who is most likely to get the party's approval to take on Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) in November (12); Former Olympian David Hearn pleads not guilty in D.C. Superior Court to charges he damaged the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. One of his lawyers says the Trump dministration is using Hearn as a 'scapegoat… for their own failures'; A bridge in Tennessee and an airport in Florida are named after Pres. Donald Trump; U.S. and Iran for a second day trade military strikes after Pres. Trump says the agreement to end the war is ‘over’ because of Iranian attacks on some ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz; United Nations Security Council holds an emergency meeting on the recent waves of Russia missiles and drones hitting Ukrainian cities, killing many civilians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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