2026-07-09
12 分钟Good morning.
Graham Plattner steps aside as a Democratic Senate candidate in Maine but maintains the claims against him are false.
Those in power, who have the ability to do so, are using these allegations as an excuse
to take away all of the things that we need to run a campaign.
The US and Iran trade strikes for a second day, placing the fragile truce in jeopardy.
And the hit drama leading the pack at this year's Emmys.
It's Thursday, July 11th.
I'm Gideon Resnick in for Shumita Basu.
This is Apple News Today.
A Senate campaign that garnered grassroots support and a significant primary victory ended with a defiant 11-minute video last night.
We are suspending campaign operations.
This is incredibly difficult because I know that some will think it's an admission of guilt,
and it most certainly is not.
Graham Plattner, the Democratic nominee in Maine, said that he would withdraw from the race
days after a woman he previously dated accused him of sexual misconduct.
He has denied the allegation, and he spent much of the video pushing back against claims
and suggesting larger forces were working against him.
We live in a political system that is not built for normal people.
It is a system that is built structurally to make sure that movements like ours cannot flourish,
that if they begin to succeed, they can be crushed.