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Perhaps the Nazi Tattoo Was a Clue
The Senate race in Maine looks significantly different than it did 48 hours ago. Yesterday, Politico reported a credible allegation of sexual assault against the Democratic nominee, Graham Platner. In a video posted after the story broke, Platner denied the accusation but said that his campaign would explore the best way forward, opening the door…
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LAPD withholds identity of officer in fatal dog shooting in Canoga Park
The Los Angeles Police Department is shielding the identity of the officer who shot and killed a Saint Berdoodle last month in Canoga Park, citing threats to the officer’s life. LAPD Capt. Mike Bland told The Times after the department made the video public the officer’s name has not been released because of an investigation…
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Red state’s top election official chides Trump DOJ’s latest ‘love letter’: ‘Truly bizarre’
President Donald Trump‘s Department of Justice dropped a threat for election officials on Tuesday, prompting a red state’s top election official to reject the demand, Democracy Docket reported. Republican Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson called out the federal agency for its attacks on election officials in multiple states after the DOJ warned that the leaders…
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Alex Wagner Admits Liberals’ ‘Profound Desperation’ to Beat Trump Let Graham Platner Allegations Slide Until Now
MS NOW’s Alex Wagner and “Deadline: White House” host Nicolle Wallace grappled Tuesday with the mounting calls for Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner to drop out of the race amid newfound rape allegations against the Democratic nominee. Weighing the impact of Monday’s bombshell report from Politico, which credibly detailed Platner’s alleged 2021 rape of then-girlfriend…
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Lakers land their backup center in veteran Kevon Looney
The Lakers got their backup big man when Kevon Looney signed a one-year, $3.9-million deal on Tuesday, people not authorized to speak publicly told The Times. The 6-foot-9 Looney won three championships with the Golden State Warriors, in 2017, 2018 and 2021. He played last season with the New Orleans Pelicans. Looney, 30, is an…
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Grey’s Anatomy star could replace Senate nominee Graham Platner
Maine Democrat Graham Platner faces pressure to withdraw from his U.S. Senate race following sexual assault allegations by a former girlfriend. Following Politico’s story published Monday, multiple Democrats withdrew their endorsements and the party cut financial support to Platner. With the nominee’s anticipated withdrawal, Maine Democrats must rapidly identify a replacement to challenge incumbent Republican…
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After USMNT flame out of the World Cup in loss to Belgium, here’s why it was ‘not US’
On Monday night, USMNT’s manager Mauricio Pochettino‘s audacious rally cry “Why Not US” was unfortunately answered. It’s because against Belgium, we stunk. Not that we were looking for one. We just wanted to continue to feel the unity, momentum, awesome vibes and the belief, which Pochettino’s squad crop dusted into the ether. A dejected US…
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James Taylor reveals why he turned down Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding invitation
James Taylor revealed that he missed Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s nuptials because of a longstanding tradition of performing at Tanglewood Music Festival. “You know, [my wife Kim] and I were invited to a wedding at Madison Square Garden tonight,” the “Fire and Rain” singer told the crowd on Friday, according to the Berkshire Eagle. The…
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L.A. County posts $20,000 reward to find man suspected of killing father and daughter in Long Beach crash
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to reestablish a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a man police say plowed into a Long Beach apartment, killing a father and his 3-year-old daughter. Long Beach Police Department detectives continue to search for Octavio Montano Islas who authorities have identified as the…
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MAGA ‘squishes’ foiled Stephen Miller’s plan to fill admin with hostile lawyers: author
Senior Trump administration aide Stephen Miller has had his sights on control of the courts, reporter Jonathan Swan told MS NOW’s Ari Melber on Tuesday — but he wants to take things much farther than the Federalist Society, the infamous group shuttling right-wing lawyers to prestigious clerkships and judgeships. This comes after Trump himself has…