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Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks to an overflow crowd outside a campaign event Sunday, June 7, 2026, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Graham Platner: A dark period or a lifetime of darkness?

Maine Democrats made it official at the ballot box on Tuesday. Graham Platner is their choice to run against five-term Republican incumbent Susan Collins for the U.S. Senate. Mr. Platner has been plagued by a barrage of negative stories and revelations about his past, much of which he has waved away with his oft-repeated phrase, "That was a dark period in my life."

Vehicles set on fire by protesters burn on Lendrick Street in east Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, after the arrest of a Sudanese man accused of stabbing a man in the northern part of the city. (PA via AP)

Rioting is never justified

- The Washington Times

Rioting in Belfast, Northern Ireland, shows public anger over the uncontrolled immigration backed by European elites.

On-ramps connecting American workers to the artificial intelligence (AI) economy illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

We need AI workforce on-ramps

The biggest economic shift of our lifetime is not on the horizon; it is already here -- and America is taking important steps to lead the way.