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Democrats pick Platner's replacement in Maine Senate race

Maine Democrats chose Troy Jackson as their new Senate nominee Saturday, after a brief and unusual contest to replace Graham Platner, who dropped out of the battleground race. CNN's Jeff Zeleny reports.

01:54 • Source: CNN
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Democrats pick Platner's replacement in Maine Senate race

Maine Democrats chose Troy Jackson as their new Senate nominee Saturday, after a brief and unusual contest to replace Graham Platner, who dropped out of the battleground race. CNN's Jeff Zeleny reports.

01:54 • Source: CNN
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Democrat makes age an issue in Massachusetts Senate race

Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) is calling out Massachusetts incumbent candidate 80-year-old Sen. Ed Markey (D) ahead of their primary race. CNN's Manu Raju reports on this new pattern emerging among younger candidates in the Democratic Party.

02:01 • Source: CNN
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Cassidy on if Trump nominee will change CDC's vaccine website

Senator Bill Cassidy weighs in with CNN's Dana Bash on the fact that the Center for Disease Control has yet to remove language from its website projecting uncertainty about a link between autism and vaccines following his endorsement of Dr. Erica Schwartz, Trump's nominee for Director of the CDC.

01:32 • Source: CNN
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New footage shows Lindsey Graham's behind-the-scenes support for Iran war

Never-before-seen documentary footage shows the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s multi-pronged effort to support the US going to war with Iran, with calls to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Democratic national security adviser Jake Sullivan.

01:55 • Source: CNN
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Homan: ICE vetting 'under review' after fatal shootings

On CNN's State of the Union, Dana Bash questioned White House border czar Tom Homan about how Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to change its vetting procedures for officers following the fatal ICE-involved shootings in Houston and Maine this month.

01:12 • Source: CNN
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Jeffries won't commit to holding votes on abolishing ICE

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D) is not committing to holding votes on the progressive policy issues, such as abolishing ICE if Democrats wins back the majority this fall.

00:43 • Source: CNN
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Ben Sasse: America needs this to survive

Facing death from stage four pancreatic cancer, Former Senator Ben Sasseshares with CNN’s Jake Tapper what he believes American politics needs for the Republic to survive. Watch the rest of his emotional interview on CNN’s The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper: Ben Sasse is Going Home: Lessons on Life and Death, Sunday, July 26 at 8pm ET, and available on CNN All Access on Monday, July 27.

01:28 • Source: CNN
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Influencers are shaping politics more than ever

The battle for Gen Z voters is increasingly being fought on social media. Republicans have established a strong ecosystem of influencers, while Democrats are trying to catch up. Three political influencers share what they think it might take for both parties to win over young voters in the midterm elections.

02:21 • Source: CNN