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Across the bay from Bar Harbor lies the small town of Sullivan, Maine, population twelve hundred and nineteen. On August 16th, Graham Platner, the bearded, strawberry-blond co-owner of the Waukeag Neck Oyster Company, brought his Carolina Skiff over to the Sullivan Harbor launch. It was three days before a video titled "Platner for U.S. Senate" would drop, catapulting this local oyster farmer, harbormaster, and former marine onto the national stage.

Few things make President Donald Trump angrier than the memory of his two impeachments. Despite his return to the White House this year, he frequently complains privately and publicly about Democrats' efforts to remove him from office in his first term. Trump, to this day, insists that he did nothing wrong, calling both impeachments "witch hunts." And he is fearful that he might have to go through it all again.

For months I have been steadfast in my view that, unless there is a one-on-one race in November, a Trojan Horse will take control of City Hall, Walden said. For those still trailing in the polls by month's end, I implore each to consider how history will judge them if they allow vanity or stubborn ambition to usher in Mr. Mamdani.

He pays him lip service, right? He tells Trump what he wants to hear about mail-in voting, Todd said. The former Meet the Press anchor added that what the president really wants is for Putin to admit he would have never invaded Ukraine with Trump in office, a win that Todd noted Putin never fully gave Trump. That is total disrespect by Putin, right? It totally should undermine the idea that Putin wouldn't have launched this invasion of Ukraine had Trump been president, Todd said.

After an HTC-led rally on 76th Street on Wednesday, a reporter asked Mamdani if he would support casinos opening in New York City. I've been open about my personal skepticism, and yet I also know that this is the law, Mamdani said, referring to the state-led process of awarding three casino licenses to applicants downstate. The siting and the choices of which casinos will open that pertains to the state.

Do Democrats need their own Stephen Miller? That's what the Rolling Stone journalist Asawin Suebsaeng reports hearing from many people on the left. Imagining a progressive version of Donald Trump's far-right-hand man is hard enough, much less justifying why this might be a good thing. But the idea seems inevitable in a party that has already launched searches for a Democratic Joe Rogan, a Democratic Donald Trump, and a Democratic Project 2025.

"Maggie Haberman indicated that President Trump often declares national emergencies without legitimate evidence, suggesting it's a strategy to expand his powers."

Vance's comments appeared to blame Democrats for the Epstein scandal, claiming they did nothing during Biden's presidency, sparking renewed outrage and calls to release the Epstein files.

The Campaign Finance Board on Wednesday voted to deny Mayor Eric Adams public matching funds for his reelection bid, citing failure to provide requested information and potential law violations.

Angela Rayner has given a major TV interview three times asserting she does not want to be prime minister, but her rejections have been met with skepticism. The intervention during the final cabinet meeting before summer recess highlighted a summer of riots linked to economic struggles and migration control failures.