"I have spoken with Graham Platner about the best path forward for Maine. In light of these very serious allegations, I have recommended that he step aside," he said in a brief statement posted on X.

Graham Platner’s rise happened entirely outside the Democratic Party’s establishment, handpicked by a group of independent activists. WSJ’s Aaron Zitner recently reported from Maine and New York on ...

WASHINGTON – Bernie Sanders has personally urged Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner to drop out of the race after a sexual assault allegation upended the oyster farmer's bid to unseat longtime ...

Mr. Sanders was one of the last remaining prominent allies of Graham Platner, the Maine Senate Democratic nominee, to call for him to drop out after a rape allegation. By Bayliss Wagner See more of ...

WASHINGTON, July 7 (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, the highest-profile backer of Graham Platner in Washington, urged the Maine Democratic Senate nominee on Tuesday to withdraw from the race ...

See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Tuesday he has recommended Maine Democrat Graham Platner exit the Senate race ...

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday said he told Democrat Graham Platner to withdraw from the race for Maine Senate in the wake of a report alleging Platner sexually assaulted a woman he was dating ...

Washington — Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont said Tuesday that he spoke with Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner and recommended that he exit the Senate race after a bombshell ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a brief statement obtained by CNN's Aaron Blake, Sanders said of the candidate he helped rise to a primary victory: "I have ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday became the latest and most notable lawmaker to pull support for Maine Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner following an allegation of ...