{"id":951,"date":"2026-07-08T16:40:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T16:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=951"},"modified":"2026-07-08T16:40:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T16:40:56","slug":"bernie-bails-on-platner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=951","title":{"rendered":"Bernie Bails on Platner"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p><i>Good afternoon. This is the Final NOTUS newsletter for July 7, 2026. You can get it in your inbox every day by <\/i><span><i><u>signing up here<\/u><\/i><\/span><i>\u2014 it\u2019s free!<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=949\">Trump Says Iran Ceasefire Is \u2018Over\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>THE LATEST<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Donald Trump hinted at plans<\/b> to lift sanctions and <span><u>r<\/u><\/span><span><u>everse a ban<\/u><\/span> on the sale of F-35s to Turkey while meeting with the country\u2019s president, <b>Recep Tayyip Erdogan<\/b> \u2014 moves that would upend policies Trump implemented during his first term.<\/p>\n<p><b>Graham Platner\u2019s Hill support<\/b> has essentially dwindled to zero today after he lost one of his staunchest supporters: Sen. <b>Bernie Sanders<\/b> (I-Vermont), who <span><u>recommended<\/u><\/span> Platner step aside. Democrats are <span><u>already feuding<\/u><\/span> as they scramble to find a suitable replacement by July 27.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Potential contenders are now emerging, including former Maine Senate President <b>Troy Jackson<\/b>, who today <span><u>formed<\/u><\/span> an exploratory committee, and <span><u>economist<\/u><\/span> <b>Nirav Shah<\/b>, who previously ran for governor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>THE HILL<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Sen. Mitch McConnell<\/b> has been hospitalized for several weeks, but the Kentucky Republican is still <span><u>discussing<\/u><\/span> policy with <b>John Thune<\/b> and <b>John<\/b> <b>Barrasso<\/b>, their representatives said. (And with\u2026 <span><u>fellow<\/u><\/span> Kentuckian <b>Scott Jennings<\/b>?)<\/p>\n<p><b>The Hill should overhaul<\/b> how it handles sexual misconduct complaints, the Congressional Progressive Staff Association said today in a <span><u>letter<\/u><\/span> to House and Senate leaders.<\/p>\n<p><b>SCOTUS watch:<\/b> <b>Amy Coney Barrett<\/b> and <b>Elena Kagan<\/b> will <span><u>testify<\/u><\/span> next Tuesday before House and Senate Appropriations members about the court\u2019s annual budget request \u2014 the first time justices have done so since 2019.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rep. Joe Wilson<\/b> (R-South Carolina) almost had to find his own flight home from the Netherlands after a transcontinental dispute with Sen. <b>Roger Wicker<\/b> (R-Mississippi), Semafor <span><u>reports.<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=947\">Trump Tells Ukraine to Make Its Own Missiles as U.S. Stocks Run Low<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>THE ADMINISTRATION<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>DHS illegally shared<\/b> asylum seekers\u2019 records with Iran, a new lawsuit <span><u>alleges<\/u><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><b>The DOJ cannot<\/b> access the personal contact information for every person who worked during the 2020 election in Georgia\u2019s Fulton County, a federal judge <span><u>ruled<\/u><\/span> today.<\/p>\n<p><b>The EPA\u2019s top air pollution<\/b> regulator will <span><u>resign<\/u><\/span> next week, but did not provide a reason.<\/p>\n<p><b>More than 1,200 former<\/b> DOJ employees wrote a  encouraging the Senate to reject acting Attorney General <b>Todd Blanche<\/b>\u2019s nomination after they say he instilled a \u201cculture of fear\u201d within the agency.<\/p>\n<h2><b>THE STATES <\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Maryland lawmakers will<\/b> hold a special session next month to consider <span><u>amending<\/u><\/span> the state constitution to clarify congressional redistricting standards.<\/p>\n<p><b>The Wisconsin Supreme Court<\/b> rejected a conservative activist\u2019s <span><u>attempt<\/u><\/span> to find ineligible voters through obtaining guardianship records.<\/p>\n<h2><b>LENDER OF LAST RESORT<\/b><\/h2>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>argentina versus egypt, the imf bowl<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maia (@maiamindel) July 7, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Thank you for reading! <\/b>Today\u2019s newsletter was produced by Kelly Poe and Erik Schutz. If you liked it, please forward it to a friend. If someone shared it with you, please <span><u>sign up<\/u><\/span> \u2014 it\u2019s free! Got a tip or comments to share? Email us at <span><u>finalnotus@notus.com<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=945\">Susan Collins Slams Trump\u2019s Attempted Overhaul of Federal Grants<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good afternoon. This is the Final NOTUS newsletter for July 7, 2026. 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