Platner's campaign implodes

The limits of partisan loyalty: Graham Platner and the politics of character 

When an ex-girlfriend of Graham Platner told Politico in a story published on Monday that the Maine Democratic Senate candidate had raped her in 2021 after entering her home while heavily intoxicated, she said she did so because the response to a recent New York Times report on Platner’s past dubious behavior had focused on... <a href="">Read More</a>

New psychology training program aims to combat antisemitism in mental health care

Two leading psychologists are launching an initiative to help future clinicians better care for Jewish patients, Jewish Insider has learned, amid a surge of antisemitism in the mental health field that has left Jewish therapists and clients facing isolation and discrimination.&nbsp; Created by Miri Bar-Halpern, a lecturer in psychology at Harvard Medical School, and Dean... <a href="">Read More</a>

UAE, Kuwait skip Khamenei funeral as reps from Qatar, Saudi Arabia attend

The United Arab Emirates and Kuwait — both of which came under heavy Iranian fire during the recent war — skipped the funeral proceedings for late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, while representatives from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, India, China and Turkey traveled to the Islamic Republic to attend the ceremonies for Khamenei, who was... <a href="">Read More</a>

Wasserman Schultz’s reelection bid ignites tensions within Democratic Party

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s (D-FL) reelection race has turned into a local and national flashpoint following the Republican-led redistricting process in Florida, and risks driving a wedge in traditional Black-Jewish alliances in the state and the party. Wasserman Schultz is running in South Florida’s newly redrawn 20th Congressional District, a decision pitting the longtime Democratic... <a href="">Read More</a>

Democratic leaders begin to abandon Graham Platner amid sexual assault allegations

Democratic leaders coalesced around calls for Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner to withdraw from the race on Monday following a Politico report in which an ex-girlfriend of Platner’s accused the Democrat of sexual assault, an account the outlet backed up with her correspondence and other interviews. Platner denied the allegation outright but said in a... <a href="">Read More</a>