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Top Platner ally turns on him after bombshell rape allegation rocks campaign: ‘Red line’
Maine voters speak out on Graham Platner’s controversies
Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner is embroiled in controversy over his past behavior, including allegations of abuse from ex-girlfriends and a controversial tattoo he previously bore. Fox News correspondent Alexis McAdams details the divided opinion among Maine voters as Platner prepares for Tuesday’s primary against GOP incumbent Sen. Susan Collins. Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna’s support for Platner is also highlighted.
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Support for embattled Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner is cratering among Democrats, with one of his most prominent supporters calling on him to exit the race following a harrowing rape allegation.
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., rescinded his endorsement and called on Platner to suspend his campaign following a bombshell Politico report detailing a rape allegation by Maine resident Jenny Racicot, 41, who previously dated the scandal-plagued candidate.
Platner immediately denied Racicot’s account — which alleges that he barged into her home in 2021 and forced her to have unprotected sex — but has said his campaign is determining its next steps.
«I’ve been very clear that sexual assault or violence against women is a red line,» Khanna said in a post on social media Monday evening. «These allegations are very serious and credible. Graham Platner should drop out from the race. I am withdrawing my endorsement.»
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., speaks at a town hall event on Feb. 20, 2026 in Stanford, California. The town hall focused on taxing billionaires and the future of AI. (Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images)
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Khanna’s statement preceded Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., the head of Senate Democrats’ campaign arm, issuing a joint statement calling on Platner to «immediately» leave the race, so the party can choose a new nominee.
The pair said the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) would not invest in Maine — a top pick-up opportunity for Democrats in November’s midterm elections — if he continued to seek the battleground seat held by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine.
Both Schumer and Gillibrand supported Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, in the contentious primary and did not endorse Platner until he won the party’s nomination.
Meanwhile, Khanna, a far-left populist with likely presidential ambitions, had embraced Platner’s insurgent Senate campaign for months amid a patchwork of controversies.
Khanna personally campaigned with the Maine Senate hopeful in June shortly before Platner became the party’s nominee. The campaign stop came just one day after Lyndsey Fifield, a former Platner girlfriend, accused Platner of abuse — an allegation first reported by The New York Times that Platner has fiercely denied.
By that point, Platner was also facing scrutiny for sending sexually explicit messages to at least half a dozen women while married, making a plethora of offensive online statements over the period of a decade and getting a Nazi-linked tattoo that he wore for most of his adult life.
Shannon Watts, a Democratic strategist and founder of the gun control group Mom Demands Action, slammed the timing of Khanna’s statement.
«You flew to Maine to campaign with him AFTER he was accused of assault against another woman,» Watts wrote on social media.
Khanna previously appeared to dismiss the severity of Fifield’s account alongside many Democratic lawmakers, who seized on her background in Republican politics. He also argued that Platner, a combat veteran who has struggled with PTSD, had overcome a dark past and was deserving of redemption.
«Here you have a case of someone who had a dark chapter in his life, was in toxic relationships, was ashamed about it, who served this country, and the Maine voters are saying, ‘Look, let’s give him some grace, and his focus is stopping these wars, and it’s getting national health insurance, and it’s taking on economic inequality,» Khanna told CBS News in an interview.
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks at his primary election event in Blue Hill, Maine, on June 9, 2026. (CJ Gunther/Getty Images)
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And Khanna told Fox News’ Martha MacCallum in June that he asked Platner if there were any credible allegations of sexual assault that had yet to be revealed. He said Platner denied it.
«I made it clear that, for me, is a red line,» the California lawmaker said. «And he said, no, there is not.»
«Now, obviously, he had texts that were allegedly consensual, and while he was married, And that’s a matter for him and his wife. And his wife came out and said that she forgave him. And so that is a different matter for me than abuse or assault or what people did in the Epstein class. It’s a very different matter.»
Khanna was not the only prominent Platner supporter to disavow the Senate hopeful following Monday’s rape allegation.
Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., an early Platner supporter, was the first prominent Democrat to rescind his endorsement after Politico’s report broke.
Meanwhile, Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., rescinded his endorsement Monday evening, but stopped short of calling on Platner to exit the race.
Gallego, a former ally of disgraced ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., has faced scrutiny over his past treatment of women. The Senate Ethics Committee recently dismissed a complaint brought by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., in a bipartisan manner.
His Arizona colleague, Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., who did not endorse Platner, also called on the Senate hopeful to suspend his campaign.
«Character and accountability matter regardless of party,» Kelly wrote on social media. «It’s time for Graham Platner to drop out and allow for someone else to be nominated and give Democrats the best chance to win this seat in November.»
Far-left Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, who has championed socialist candidates across the country, also distanced himself from Platner on Monday.
Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., talks to reporters as he heads for a vote at the U.S. Capitol on Jun. 1, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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«This is beyond red flags. This is irredeemable,» Piker said during his livestream.
Fox News Digital reached out to Platner’s campaign for comment.
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Blue city gang bangers slapped with multiple charges after massive sex trafficking crackdown
Tom Homan: These politicians are ‘nuts’
ICE arrested Giovana Mercedes Moreno Ochompy, a former Illinois high school teacher and illegal immigrant, in connection with a triple murder involving the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang. Chicago police initially released her due to sanctuary city policies, without notifying ICE. Tom Homan, former acting ICE director, criticizes these policies, arguing they hinder federal law enforcement and endanger public safety.
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it had carried out 20 federal warrants and 10 arrests last Wednesday in connection with sex trafficking operations in Los Angeles by the Hoover Criminals Gang (HCG), a group known for its human exploitation.
Officials identified 51 victims in connection with the arrests, some of whom were as young as 14.
«[Homeland Security Investigations] remains steadfast in our mission to protect victims and pursue justice against human traffickers,» Special Agent Eddy Wang said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
DOJ SAYS 11 MIGRANTS INDICTED IN MULTI-STATE SEX TRAFFICKING, DRUG, FIREARMS CASE
The 10 suspects arrested as a part of Operation Broken Blade on July 1 (Department of Homeland Security)
The arrests are a part of Operation Broken Blade, an effort to target trafficking in Los Angeles’ Figueroa Corridor, a strip of neighborhoods south of the city, according to the agency. They also highlight the continued threats law enforcement face, even as illegal border crossings have plummeted during the second Trump administration.
Since the end of 2024, border crossings have fallen precipitously, going from over 144,000 encounters in December 2024 to just 13,500 in May — a 90% reduction.
Even so, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and other federal agencies remain engaged in intercepting more organized smuggling operations that threaten to bring drugs, weapons and people illegally into the country.
In April, for example, CBP announced it had prevented a car carrying a rocket-propelled grenade launcher, 16 AK rifles, 24 rifle magazines, 16 rifle stocks, 20 pistol grips, and other weapon parts from crossing the border.
As a part of those continued efforts, Acting Assistant DHS Secretary of Public Affairs Lauren Bis said that DHS has made disrupting sex trafficking rings a priority.
«Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, DHS is dismantling human and sex trafficking rings,» Bis told Fox News Digital.
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Caleed Mouton, a suspect, arrives to the Federal Building after his arrest. (Department of Homeland Security)
Bis noted that the suspects arrested last week will also face charges that go well beyond their human exploitation.
«This operation in Los Angeles resulted in the arrest of ten gang members, who now face federal racketeering charges including sex trafficking, money laundering, firearms offenses and narcotics offenses,» Bis said.
The agency described many of the suspects as «career criminals» with histories that include robbery, kidnapping and burglary.
Wednesday’s operation is the second round of arrests made under Broken Blade, an initiative originally launched in August 2025 by Homeland Security Investigations Los Angeles in cooperation with CBP, the Los Angeles Police Department and the California Highway Patrol.
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Nakahli Miller, a suspect, being prepared for transport after his arrest by a Homeland Security Investigation agent. (Department of Homeland Security)
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The 10 suspects are expected to stand trial in March 2027, according to DHS.
«The actions taken today by HSI are another decisive blow against those who have exploited the vulnerable people of our community, and they will now face the consequences of those actions,» Wang said.
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Tras fallo sobre el TPS, Defensoría llama a hondureños a fortalecer trámites consulares
La doble nacionalidad de hijos de hondureños nacidos en Estados Unidos puede facilitar trámites si las familias deben regresar a Honduras.
La coordinadora de la Defensoría de Movilidad Humana del CONADEH, Elsy Reyes, pidió acudir a los consulados para hacer el registro correspondiente y obtener ese reconocimiento.
Según explicó, este procedimiento puede facilitar diversos trámites en caso de que las familias deban regresar al país y evitar complicaciones legales relacionadas con la documentación de los niños.
La funcionaria señaló que ya se han conocido casos de padres que enfrentan dificultades durante procesos de retorno porque sus hijos no cuentan con la documentación necesaria para viajar o establecerse en Honduras.
El llamado surgió después de que la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos determinara que las decisiones del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional relacionadas con la terminación del TPS no pueden ser revisadas por tribunales federales.
Aunque el caso analizado correspondía a ciudadanos de Haití y Siria, el criterio adoptado por el máximo tribunal también alcanza a las demás designaciones vigentes del programa, incluida la de Honduras.
Para el CONADEH, este escenario reduce las alternativas legales disponibles para quienes buscan mantener esa protección migratoria.
Ante este panorama, la institución nacional de derechos humanos solicitó al Gobierno hondureño reforzar la atención que brindan los consulados en Estados Unidos.
Entre las acciones planteadas figuran agilizar la emisión de pasaportes, facilitar el registro civil de menores nacidos en territorio estadounidense y ampliar la orientación legal para las familias que enfrentan procesos migratorios.
El organismo considera que una respuesta oportuna permitirá reducir el impacto que podrían enfrentar miles de connacionales en caso de cambios en su estatus migratorio.
Además de fortalecer la red consular, el CONADEH recomendó que el Estado prepare estrategias de reintegración para los hondureños que eventualmente retornen al país.
La institución señaló que estas personas podrían requerir oportunidades de empleo, acceso a programas sociales, acompañamiento comunitario y atención psicológica para enfrentar las consecuencias derivadas de la migración y la separación familiar.
Dicha organización indicó que no todos los hondureños beneficiarios del TPS tienen previsto regresar a Honduras; sin embargo, considera necesario que el país cuente con mecanismos de respuesta ante cualquier eventualidad.
También advirtió que la incertidumbre migratoria no solo tiene implicaciones legales, sino también emocionales y económicas para miles de familias que durante años han construido su vida en Estados Unidos.
Así mismo, el acompañamiento consular cobra especial relevancia en momentos de cambios en las políticas migratorias, ya que las oficinas diplomáticas pueden orientar a los connacionales sobre la renovación de documentos, asistencia legal básica y protección de sus derechos.
La institución asegura que todos los connacionales deben mantenerse informado a través de canales oficiales es fundamental para evitar fraudes o desinformación relacionada con el TPS y otros procesos migratorios.
No obstante, el registro de doble nacionalidad también facilita el acceso de los menores a derechos como la identidad, la educación y los servicios públicos en Honduras, en caso de que la familia decida establecerse en el país. Además, permite realizar trámites migratorios y administrativos con mayor agilidad, reduciendo obstáculos legales durante procesos de reunificación familiar o retorno.
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An island-wide blackout plunged Cuba into darkness Monday as the country’s deepening energy crisis continues to strain its fragile power system.
The outage affected roughly 10 million people before limited electricity service was restored in some areas.
«A total disconnection of the National Electric Power System is occurring,» Cuba’s state-run Electric Union said Monday morning. «The causes are being investigated.»
Cuba has faced increasingly frequent power outages in recent years as the country struggles with chronic fuel shortages and deteriorating electrical grids. The crisis worsened when President Donald Trump imposed additional sanctions in January and threatened tariffs on countries that provide oil to the island.
MILLIONS LOSE POWER ACROSS CUBA AS TRUMP SANCTIONS CONTINUE TO FUEL ONGOING ENERGY CRISIS
People walk on the street during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, Monday, July 6, 2026. (Ramon Espinosa)
During Monday’s blackout, public transportation was largely halted, and officials said tens of thousands of surgeries were canceled nationwide, according to The Associated Press (AP).
Authorities later said one generating unit had resumed operations roughly two hours after the collapse.
«Microsystems are already operational throughout the country, to ensure protection for vital services,» the Electric Union said.
RUSSIAN ‘DARK FLEET’ TANKER BELIEVED TO BE DELIVERING OIL TO CUBA, DETECTED OFF US COAST AMID TRUMP BAN
A child walks with a bottle of oil past a solar panel set up on the street to charge batteries during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, Monday, July 6, 2026. (Ramon Espinosa)
The energy minister said officials were working to restore power while accusing the U.S. of contributing to Cuba’s energy struggles.
«Vital services continue to be protected, amidst this complex situation exacerbated by the energy blockade we face,» Vicente de la O Levy said.
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel also blamed U.S. policies, describing the energy blockade as a «genocidal» measure imposed by Washington.
«While the U.S. tries to induce a social explosion through asphyxiation by blocking fuel access to #Cuba, the UNE mobilizes to reverse the SEN outage,» Díaz-Canel said, referring to Cuba’s National Electric Power System.
«What the electrical workers are doing in the midst of a genocidal energy blockade is heroic.»
A woman with her son signals a car on a dark street during a blackout in Bauta municipality, Artemisa province, Cuba, on March 18, 2024. (YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images)
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Cuba’s energy crisis intensified earlier this year after a U.S. military operation captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and halted Venezuelan oil exports, cutting off a key source of fuel for the island.
While Cuba produces only about 40% of the fuel it needs, a Russian tanker delivered roughly 730,000 barrels of oil to the country in March, supplies that were depleted by the end of April, according to The AP.
To conserve fuel, the Cuban government has imposed scheduled power outages that have lasted more than 24 consecutive hours in some areas, the outlet said.
A blackout in early March affected Cuba’s western provinces, while a separate outage in mid-March plunged the entire island into darkness.
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