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Platner aide hit with brutal timeline check after campaign denied rape claim, then folded days later  Fox NewsDemocrats apply 2024 lessons in Maine with Platner replacement process  The HillPlatner’s collapse doesn’t mean we should reject outsiders in politics | Bhaskar Sunkara  The GuardianPlatner’s Rise and Fall Revives Old Questions About ‘Bernie Bros’ and Women  The New York TimesGraham Platner officially withdraws from Maine Senate race  Politico

On birthright citizenship, the Supreme Court ‘originalists’ split on history and Trump  Los Angeles TimesThe rarity of Supreme Court do-overs  SCOTUSblogTrump says he’ll ask Supreme Court to rehear birthright citizenship case  The HillTrump’s Supreme Court mulligan ‘exceedingly unlikely,’ experts say  SemaforJohnson eyes vote on bill to end ‘birth tourism’ to satisfy right flank  Politico

US Senator and close Trump ally Lindsey Graham dies after 'brief and sudden illness'  BBCSen. Lindsey Graham dies at 71 after ‘brief and sudden illness’  NBC NewsLindsey Graham, Longtime Republican Senator, Dies at 71  WSJTranscript: Sen. Tim Scott on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," July 12, 2026  CBS NewsLindsey Graham's death will kick off a breakneck campaign for his Senate seat  Politico

Survivors of Iranian attack that killed 6 U.S. troops say generals ignored warnings  The Washington PostArmy review of Iran conflict's deadliest attack on U.S. soldiers to be shared with families  CBS NewsArmy to share findings of Kuwait attack probe with Gold Star families  AOL.com

More than 1.7 million evacuated as Typhoon Bavi makes landfall in China  Al JazeeraTyphoon Bavi: China evacuates nearly two million people as powerful typhoon makes landfall  BBCTyphoon Bavi weakens to tropical storm as it slams into eastern China  Al JazeeraStorm Causes Mass Evacuations, Floods and Flight Disruptions in China  The New York TimesSuper Typhoon Bavi Hurls Rare 20-Foot ‘Mega Swell’ at Taiwan (Video)  SURFER Magazine

After leader’s funeral, an emboldened Iran tests Trump, risking renewed war  The Washington PostThe view from Tehran: Anger and vengeance in the air as Iran buries its longest-serving leader  CNNHow the absence of Iran's Mojtaba Khamenei is becoming a liability for the Islamic Republic  ReutersTrump and Iran's supreme leader trade threats as mediators try to save their crumbling deal  PBSIran's supreme leader: Revenge "will most certainly be carried out"  Axios

Iran closes Strait of Hormuz, US launches fresh strikes  DW.comIran war live: Tehran attacks Jordan, Gulf states after US bombardment  Al JazeeraUS strikes Iran, Tehran hits Gulf states, says Strait of Hormuz closed  ReutersIran privately told Trump advisers "they made a mistake" in shooting at ships in Strait of Hormuz  CBS NewsStrait of Hormuz ‘more important than dozens of atomic bombs,’ says adviser to Khamenei  The Times of Israel

Justice Dept. subpoenas N.Y. Times journalists over reports on new Air Force One  The Washington PostWhite House Directed Patel to Oversee Investigation Involving Times Reporting - The New York Times  The New York TimesTrump administration subpoenas New York Times journalists who reported security concerns around new Air Force One  CNNJustice Department subpoenas New York Times reporters over Air Force One reporting  NPRTrump administration subpoenas New York Times reporters over coverage  Al Jazeera

At least two killed in Toronto street festival shooting  BBCTwo killed in mass shooting at Canada’s largest Latin street festival in Toronto, police say  CNNTwo killed, at least four wounded in Toronto shooting, police say  YahooTwo people are dead as police search for an active shooter at Salsa on St. Clair festival. Live updates here.  CP24Gunfire shatters Toronto Latin street festival, leaving at least 2 dead and 3 injured  Fox News

US attacks Iran over ship being hit in Strait of Hormuz; Tehran lashes out again at Gulf Arab states  AP NewsLive updates: New US strikes on Iran and Gulf nations intercept attacks  CNNLive : US launches strikes in response to Iranian attacks on ships in Strait of Hormuz  France 24U.S. launches airstrikes against Iran after Tehran attacks container ship in Hormuz, Pentagon says  CNBCLive updates: U.S. conducts another round of strikes on Iran as Trump, supreme leader exchange threats  CBS News