June 11, 2026 - Page 2

Democrats reluctantly accept Platner as GOP wields his candidacy against them

By Dan Merica  and  Theodoric Meyer When Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) put out a joint statement on Democrat Graham Platner’s win in Maine on Tuesday night, it was 80 words into the 89-word message before they mentioned the controversial Senate candidate by name. The statement, issued

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Judge warns DOJ not to ‘play possum’ with ‘anti-weaponization’ fund it says is dead

By Ryan J. Reilly WASHINGTON — A federal judge denied a request to temporarily halt the Trump administration’s proposed “anti-weaponization” fund but warned the Justice Department not to misrepresent the status of the $1.8 billion fund, which acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told Congress is not moving forward. “Don’t play possum with this court,” U.S. District Judge Richard Leon warned a

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