Alexei Koseff

A woman who worked for nearly two years for Rep. Eric Swalwell told the Chronicle she had sexual encounters with him while he was her boss and alleged he twice sexually assaulted her when she was too intoxicated to consent. sfchronicle.com/politics/artic…

Darline Graham Nordone was picked Monday to serve out the term of her late brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), who died suddenly over the weekend. washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

Lindsey Graham's death and Mitch McConnell's continued absence leave Senate Republicans shorthanded at a crucial moment, @JarrellTDillard and @theodoricmeyer report washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

Lindsey Graham and Mitch McConnell’s ailments have given rise to an old issue: the Senate is getting historically old, and yet the chamber mandates no health disclosure or allows lawmakers’ removal for health reasons. w/ @matthewichoi & @JarrellTDillard washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

A gubernatorial appointment, a special primary election next month and what else awaits for Lindsey Graham's Senate seat: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

Lindsey Graham, a longtime Republican senator from South Carolina, died suddenly on Saturday night, his office said. washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

A housing bill is set to become law tonight without President Trump's signature, @JarrellTDillard reports, denying Republicans a public opportunity to pitch their affordability agenda washingtonpost.com/business/2026/…

Platner has officially withdrawn from the Maine Senate race. The Democratic Party has until July 27 to choose a replacement nominee.

Maine Democrats sought to swiftly move on from Graham Platner on Thursday. But as they began picking up the pieces of a campaign that flamed out as spectacularly as it had caught on, they remained divided on how to keep a movement intact. w/ @akoseff: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

Who will replace Graham Platner on the ballot in Maine? @benbinday has a rundown of the many contenders, several of whom already made it official tonight: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

Platner is out washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

A lot has been made of Graham Platner's meteoric rise from unknown oysterman to high-profile Senate nominee. But the comparison overlooks one thing: a meteor's most famous moment is often its crash and burn. On Platner coming down to earth w/ @akoseff: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

New: I recently traveled to Orange County to spend a day with @CheyenneHuntCA, the 29yo political activist, attorney, and content creator who helped break the Swalwell and Platner allegations and has since started @reckoningaction to fight misogyny. sfstandard.com/2026/07/07/che…

An increasingly isolated Graham Platner is holed up at home, navigating the likely end of his campaign and trying to leverage input on the next steps. Campaign staff were told this afternoon that Platner will speak on his future tonight, @merica reports: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

Lyndsey Fifield, an ex-girlfriend of Graham Platner, says that on multiple occasions Platner removed condoms without her consent during sex. Fifield is the second woman to allege that Platner engaged in nonconsensual sexual conduct. He denies the claims. washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

Platner hasn't even ended his campaign, but the maneuvering for his replacement has already begun. We've got warnings from progressive groups, a call for a televised debate, an exploratory committee and more! washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

"We see an opportunity to push the conversation forward so this is not left on the cutting room floor like so many congressional responsibilities" @AnnaLissRoy and I spoke to a group of staffers keeping pressure on Congress to fix sexual misconduct rules: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

Some of Graham Platner’s top backers called on him to end his campaign and rescinded endorsements on Monday after he was accused of sexual assault. One top Platner backer who has yet to say anything? Sen. Bernie Sanders. w/ @akoseff: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

Some of Graham Platner's top backers, as well as the Maine Democratic Party, called on him to end his Senate campaign and rescinded endorsements on Monday after he was accused of sexual assault by a woman he previously dated. washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

Mostly silence so far from Graham Platner's endorsers, including Sanders, Warren and Gallego in the Senate. Heinrich, in a statement, said: “These are very serious allegations and they should be treated as such.” No comment on whether he stands by his endorsement.

A Republican meltdown in Congress heading into the Fourth of July, with very little runway on the other side to right their agenda before the midterms washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…