Details emerge after an ICE officer fatally shoots a man in Houston.At least half a dozen Maine Democrats vie to replace Graham Platner.
And Sony’s decision to stop selling physical PlayStation discs sparks pushback.Subscribe to read this story ad-freeGet unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Here’s what to know today.Democrats launch a mad dash to replace Graham PlatnerAdd NBC News to GoogleMaine Democrats scramble to find new Senate candidate02:02The Democratic Party has less than three weeks to replace Graham Platner after he withdrew from Maine’s Senate race as the Democratic candidate, creating unprecedented chaos as new candidates make their pitch.
This is Morning Rundown, a weekday newsletter to start your day.Sign up here to get it in your inbox.At least half a dozen Democrats have entered the race, including three people who ran and lost — or withdrew — in the Senate primary against Platner and three people who unsuccessfully ran in the party’s gubernatorial primary.
Some are eyeing the progressive mantle, while others are billing themselves as an anti-establishment outsider or center-left leader.Nirav Shah, who ran the state’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention during the Covid pandemic, is turning his unsuccessful bid for governor into a new campaign.
At his launch event, volunteers were repurposing “Shah for Governor” signs and even some of Platner’s old materials.Maine voters realize the countdown to the July 27 deadline will be messy.And the question of whether anyone will beat Republican Susan Collins, who has been in office since 1997, looms large.Here’s what we know about the candidates.More politics news:For subscribers: The Trump administration ousted all three sitting members of the U.S.
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