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The Maine <\/strong>department of the <\/strong>secretary of <\/strong>state has said that as of Thursday morning, \u201cno official withdrawal notice has yet been received\u201d from Graham Platner<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u201cAs of now, no official withdrawal notice has yet been received from Mr. Platner,\u201d Jana Spaulding, Maine\u2019s deputy secretary of state for communications, said in a statement to the Guardian. \u201cA public declaration is not an official withdrawal, and a candidate must formally withdraw to the Elections office in writing, including signature.\u201d<\/p>\n Spaulding added that the notice may be received by email, such as a scanned letter attached as a PDF, but must include a signature.<\/p>\n In order for Democrats to finalize an alternative Senate nominee in Maine, Platner needs to officially withdraw from the race by 13 July at 5pm ET, according to state law. This would then grant Democrats a two-week window, until 5pm ET on 27 July, to pick a replacement.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a012.06 EDT<\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Key events<\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The New York Times reported <\/a>Wednesday that President Donald Trump flew from Turkey on Wednesday night aboard the old Air Force One rather than his new Qatari-gifted aircraft as a \u201csecurity precaution related to the resumption of hostilities with Iran\u201d citing people briefed on the decision.<\/strong><\/p>\n According to the report, people familiar with the change told the Times that the switch came at the advice of the Secret Service and that it was a precautionary measure and not because of a specific threat. People briefed on the new aircraft\u2019s capabilities, also reportedly told the Times that the new plane does not have all the features of the older Air Force One plane.<\/p>\n In a statement to the Times, Steven Cheung, the White House communications director, said that \u201cthe new Air Force One is a state-of-the-art aircraft that has been fitted with high-level security protocols that ensure the safety of the president and his staff.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAs the president has said recently, there are many enemies of America who have their sights on him, and we use every tool at our disposal \u2014 including distraction and misdirection \u2014 to address those threats,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Trump announced the unexpected change on Wednesday morning, and had said that he was taking the older plane to the base \u201cfor old times\u2019 sake\u201d while the newer aircraft was being flown to Mildenhall Air Force Base in England so that US troops could have a \u201cchance to tour the Aircraft\u201d.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n It comes as Platner announced on Wednesday night that he was suspending his campaign following sexual assault allegations. But on Thursday, Maine\u2019s department of the secretary of state said that \u201cno official withdrawal notice has yet been received\u201d from Platner.<\/p>\n \u201cA public declaration is not an official withdrawal, and a candidate must formally withdraw to the Elections office in writing, including signature,\u201d Jana Spaulding, Maine\u2019s deputy secretary of state for communications, said in a statement to the Guardian earlier on Thursday.<\/p>\n Under state law, Platner has until Monday 13 July at 5pm ET to officially withdraw from the race, in order for Democrats to finalize an alternative Senate nominee in Maine.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a015.05 EDT<\/p>\n Shenna Bellows, the Maine secretary of state, has announced her candidacy to replace Platner as the Democratic nominee for US Senate in Maine.<\/p>\n In a statement posted online<\/a> on Thursday afternoon, Bellows wrote: \u201cThe people of Maine have been building something real \u2013 a movement that deserves to go all the way to November.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve spent my entire career taking on tough fights for working people, and I\u2019m not stopping now\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m running for United States Senate, and together we are going to defeat Susan Collins.\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier this year, Bellows ran for governor, but finished in fourth place in the June Democratic primary for Governor. Earlier this week, Bellow called<\/a> the allegations against Platner \u201cextremely serious\u201d and said \u201cwhile Graham ignited a powerful movement to challenge the status quo, given the seriousness of the allegations, he needs to step down.\u201d<\/p>\n A poll<\/a> released on Thursday of just under 1,000 likely voters in Maine, conducted by Z to A Research, found the potential contest between Bellows and Collins, a Republican senator, at 47%-47%.<\/p>\n <\/span>Maine\u2019s secretary of state, Shenna Bellows, speaks at an event, on 4 January 2023 in Augusta, Maine.<\/span> Photograph: Robert F Bukaty\/APShare<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a014.57 EDT<\/p>\n Ro Khanna, a <\/strong>Democratic representative from California<\/strong> who formerly endorsed Graham Platner, is endorsing Troy Jackson for US Senate in Maine.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI am all in for Troy Jackson to continue the populist progressive movement in Maine,\u201d Khanna said in a statement shared by a spokesperson for the Congressman. \u201cHe\u2019s for Medicare for All, opposes foreign wars, and will be for workers over billionaires.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a014.05 EDT<\/p>\n New Mexico\u2019s <\/strong>attorney <\/strong>general, Ra\u00fal Torrez, has sent a letter to the <\/strong>justice <\/strong>department demanding that they turn over unredacted records related to Jeffrey Epstein, arguing that the materials are needed \u201cto identify survivors, witnesses, and co-conspirators\u201d as the state conducts its criminal investigation into Epstein\u2019s activities at the ranch Epstein formerly owned in Santa Fe <\/strong>county.<\/strong><\/p>\n In a letter on Thursday, Torrez said that \u201cdespite verbal assurances of cooperation from the USDOJ, access to the requested records has not been granted, no substantive response has been provided, and more than 130 days have now elapsed since the NMDOJ\u2019s initial request\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cThe NMDOJ views this length of time as an unreasonable delay under any rule of reason,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n \u201cThe NMDOJ\u2019s criminal investigation is once again active and is ongoing,\u201d Torrez wrote. \u201cThe USDOJ\u2019s continued withholding of unredacted records is causing real and escalating harm to the NMDOJ\u2019s criminal investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n Without unredacted records, Torrez said: \u201cThe identities of those who suffered abuse at the hands of Epstein\u2019s network in New Mexico remain hidden behind government redactions \u2013 survivors who may not know that New Mexico is actively seeking to find them, hear them, and pursue justice on their behalf. Investigators cannot identify corroborating witnesses \u2013 the staff, the associates, the individuals present at Zorro Ranch \u2013 whose accounts are essential to substantiating survivor testimony and constructing the evidentiary foundation any prosecution requires.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cEvery day that the USDOJ withholds these records, the foundation upon which a New Mexico prosecution could be built erodes,\u201d Torrez said. \u201cWitnesses relocate and become unreachable. Memories, already strained by years of trauma, fade further. Physical and documentary evidence degrades, is lost, or is rendered more difficult to authenticate with the passage of time.\u201d<\/p>\n In a statement to the Guardian, the DOJ said that it \u201csubstantively responded last month to requests from the New Mexico Attorney General\u2019s Office\u201d and that \u201creiterates that it welcomes New Mexico undertaking additional investigation of the Zorro Ranch and stands ready to provide necessary assistance with New Mexico\u2019s investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cShould that investigation uncover potential Federal crimes, the DOJ will work closely with our law enforcement partners to investigate and, as appropriate, prosecute\u201d they added.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a015.27 EDT<\/p>\n Richard Luscombe<\/span><\/p>\n Erika Kirk, the widow of the far-right activist Charlie Kirk, has asked a judge in Utah to allow the open courtroom display of every exhibit relating to her husband\u2019s killing, saying she fears the proliferation of conspiracy theories.<\/p>\n Kirk\u2019s motion came on the third day of a preliminary hearing in Provo at which the district judge Tony Graf will decide if there is sufficient evidence to move ahead with a trial for Kirk\u2019s alleged murderer, Tyler Robinson, in a shooting at Utah Valley University last September.<\/p>\n In the three-page filing, Erika Kirk complained that some items of evidence were admitted into court but not made available for viewing, which her lawyer Jeffrey Neiman said breached a Utah law affording crime victims and their lawful representatives certain rights.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Richard Luscombe<\/span><\/p>\n The air force has canceled the promotions of dozens of service members after discovering what it said was a grading error in a test of their security knowledge.<\/p>\n The \u201cisolated and highly unprecedented anomaly\u201d was announced in a press release<\/a> on Tuesday, which said 135 airmen and women had been awarded incorrect scores on the security forces specialty knowledge test (SKT) and been wrongly informed they had earned promotion.<\/p>\n Senior officers blamed the error on an \u201coutdated scoring key\u201d, and said the group that was subsequently told they had not made the cut would be replaced by 135 others after the service completed a rescore of all 2,285 candidates who sat the exam.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n David Smith<\/span><\/p>\n Two years ago Democrats had one job: stop Donald Trump from returning to the White House. It was the only thing that mattered, but with breathtaking political malpractice, they imploded.<\/p>\n This November Democrats have two jobs: win the House of Representatives and win the Senate to turn Trump into a lame duck president for his final two years. But once again the party, fond of warning that the stakes are existential, is in grave danger of blowing it.<\/p>\n On Wednesday the Democratic candidate Graham Platner said he was withdrawing from the Senate race in Maine after a woman who dated him said he drunkenly forced her to have sex despite her telling him to stop. Platner denies the allegation reported by Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n This is a disaster because every seat counts in the Senate, where Republicans currently hold a narrow 53-47 majority. The electoral map is not favourable to Democrats this time but, riding anti-Trump sentiment, it\u2019s just possible they could pull it off and become a vital check on the president\u2019s power.<\/p>\n Who is to blame for this debacle? The list is long.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n The Maine <\/strong>department of the <\/strong>secretary of <\/strong>state has said that as of Thursday morning, \u201cno official withdrawal notice has yet been received\u201d from Graham Platner<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u201cAs of now, no official withdrawal notice has yet been received from Mr. Platner,\u201d Jana Spaulding, Maine\u2019s deputy secretary of state for communications, said in a statement to the Guardian. \u201cA public declaration is not an official withdrawal, and a candidate must formally withdraw to the Elections office in writing, including signature.\u201d<\/p>\n Spaulding added that the notice may be received by email, such as a scanned letter attached as a PDF, but must include a signature.<\/p>\n In order for Democrats to finalize an alternative Senate nominee in Maine, Platner needs to officially withdraw from the race by 13 July at 5pm ET, according to state law. This would then grant Democrats a two-week window, until 5pm ET on 27 July, to pick a replacement.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a012.06 EDT<\/p>\n The Palm Beach <\/strong>international <\/strong>airport in Florida has officially been renamed the President Donald J Trump <\/strong>international <\/strong>airport.<\/strong><\/p>\n On Thursday, the airport announced <\/a>that the name has officially been changed, effective today and said<\/a> that the airport is \u201cofficially in transition mode\u201d and that they are \u201cworking behind the scenes to update our physical signage, terminal spaces, and digital channels to our new name\u201d.<\/p>\n The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)<\/strong> also announced<\/a> on Thursday that Palm Beach international airport\u2019s three-letter location identifier has changed from \u201cPBI\u201d to \u201cDJT\u201d following the airport\u2019s official renaming to \u201cDonald J Trump International Airport.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFAA systems and publications reflect the new identifier,\u201d the FAA said. \u201cPilots, air traffic controllers, and aviation stakeholders should use DJT for flight planning and operations.\u201d<\/p>\n According to Reuters, the airport has said that the name change cost $5.5m.<\/p>\n Eric Trump,<\/strong> the president\u2019s middle son, said<\/a> on Thursday morning: \u201cI am deeply honored that at 5:01 am, Trump Force One will be the first plane to land at the newly renamed Palm Beach International Airport \u2013 now and forever President Donald J. Trump International Airport (DJT).\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCongratulations Dad \u2013 I\u2019m happy to have played a big role in making this happen,\u201d he wrote in the statement.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a011.05 EDT<\/p>\n Jamie Raskin, a Democrat who represents Maryland\u2019s eighth congressional district in the US House of Representatives,<\/strong> has released a statement in support of David Hearn, the former <\/strong>Olympic canoeist who was accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial <\/strong>reflecting <\/strong>pool.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cDavey Hearn is my constituent, a native-born resident of Montgomery county, a three-time Olympian canoeist, and a famed and celebrated teacher and coach of canoeing and kayaking in our community,\u201d Raskin said. \u201cHe is beloved in my district as a model citizen whether on water or on dry land. He is a great guy.\u201d<\/p>\n Hearn, Raskin said, \u201cwould never desecrate a federal building or landmark by writing his name on it or affixing his name illegally to it or engaging in any other kind of political graffiti, vandalism or delinquency\u201d and would \u201cnever intentionally damage government property\u201d.<\/p>\n Raskin added: \u201cI hope \u2013\u00a0and will do everything I can to guarantee \u2013\u00a0that Davey gets true due process and a fair trial on these absurdly trumped-up charges. It is only a matter of time before an impartial judge and jury recognize that this case has been built on a Kafkaesque arrest and Orwellian charges.\u201d<\/p>\n On Thursday morning, Hearn pleaded not guilty, and his next hearing is on 5 August.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a010.57 EDT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Maine: ‘No official withdrawal notice has yet been received’ from Graham Platner The Maine department of the secretary of state has said that as of Thursday morning, \u201cno official withdrawal notice has yet been received\u201d from Graham Platner. \u201cAs of now, no official withdrawal notice has yet been received from Mr. Platner,\u201d Jana Spaulding, Maine\u2019s 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Platner is planning on filing the official paperwork to end his Senate campaign on Monday, according to a person familiar with the matter<\/h2>\n
Shenna Bellows announces bid for US Senate after Platner suspends campaign<\/h2>\n
Erika Kirk asks for all exhibits linked to husband\u2019s killing to be made public<\/h2>\n
Analysis: Platner debacle puts Democrats in grave danger of blowing the midterms<\/h2>\n
Maine: ‘No official withdrawal notice has yet been received’ from Graham Platner<\/h2>\n