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Charles Dingman, chair of the Maine Democratic Party and a progressive, would play a key role in choosing the state's Democratic Senate candidate if Graham Platner leaves the race.
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Mr. Platner has not yet withdrawn from the race after a rape allegation, but Democrats in the state and nationally are already exploring potential alternatives.
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A top state party official said that Graham Platner's team had "repeatedly" tried to "put their thumb on the scale," but he would not influence how the party chose a new Senate candidate.
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The ruling, based on an agreement the Trump administration signed with Florida last year, contradicted an earlier order by a judge in Washington that required the access be suspended.
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A new lawsuit filed in the District of Columbia states that the administration allowed Iranian officials to "select" which Iranians seeking refuge in the United States would be expelled.
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Many voters said they expected Graham Platner, the state's Democratic nominee for Senate, to exit the race after a former girlfriend publicly accused him of sexual assault.
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A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration's providing federal data to states to check and purge their voter rolls violated several laws prohibiting the disclosure.
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