Platner Flatlines w. Christian LoBue

Erin and Alyssa dissect the fallout from the latest Graham Platner allegations, the vital status of Mitch McConnell, and the BS Americans endured in the name of Freedom 250. Then the president of the National Institute for Reproductive Health, Christian Lobue, joins to talk about the organization’s exciting partnership with Olivia Rodrigo’s all-female music festival, Daisy Chain Fields. They wrap up with a World Cup edition of the Sanity Corner and an update about the show.

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Democrats begin pulling Platner endorsements after Maine Senate candidate faces sexual assault allegation (PBS 7/7)
Exclusive: Woman who dated Graham Platner says he sexually assaulted her (Politico 7/6)
As health rumors swirl, GOP leaders say they’ve spoken with McConnell (WaPo 7/7)
House Democrats accuse Trump of 'hijacking' America's 250th birthday for his own gain (NPR 7/2)
‘You are all that matters to me’: White House aide left adoring notes for Trump in ‘private spaces’, new book reveals (The Independent 6/23)