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Jul 7, 2026

Democratic leaders including Bernie Sanders call for Graham Platner to exit Maine Senate race after sexual assault allegation

Growing number of Democratic lawmakers, including Sen. Bernie Sanders and NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, are urging Maine Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner to withdraw from the race following a Politico report of a sexual assault allegation from a woman he dated in 2021. Platner has denied the claim.

Jul 7, 2026·4 sources

Jun 3, 2026

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman meets with White House and Sen. Sanders on AI policy and sovereign wealth fund proposal

Sam Altman is meeting with White House officials and Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday to discuss AI policy following President Trump's new executive order, including Sanders' proposal to take half the equity of AI frontier labs to fund a US sovereign wealth fund.

Jun 3, 2026·2 sources

Jun 1, 2026

Senator Bernie Sanders proposes 50% equity tax on AI companies to fund American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has introduced the American A.I. Sovereign Wealth Fund Act, which would impose a 50% equity tax on major U.S. AI companies, transferring half their stock to a public fund owned by American citizens.

Jun 1, 2026·1 source

Top claims

▪Prior to the sexual assault allegation, Graham Platner faced controversies regarding a Nazi-linked tattoo, which has since been covered up, and past social media comments that disparaged sexual assault victims.
▪In May 2026, Graham Platner's campaign confirmed reporting that he had exchanged sexually explicit messages with multiple women toward the start of his marriage.
▪Jenny Racicot, a 41-year-old woman who previously dated Graham Platner, accused the Maine Democratic U.S. Senate nominee of entering her home uninvited while drunk in late 2021 and forcing her to have sex.