Cuba Faces Third Nationwide Power Outage Of 2026Cuba is facing its third nationwide power outage of the year, impacting about 10 million people on the island, according to multiple reports.Unión Eléctrica de Cuba wrote in a post on X, originally in Spanish, that there is a "total disconnection" of the National Electric Power System. It is investigating the incident.The country has been struggling with power grid issues that have been exacerbated by Trump’s oil blockade.Latest Live UpdatesDSCC Says It Will Pull Funding From Maine Senate Race If Platner Doesn't Drop OutSenate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) said the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee will stop funding Maine's Senate race if nominee Graham Platner stays on the ticket following a bombshell sexual assault accusation. “The allegations reported today are incredibly disturbing – violence, abuse and sexual assault are absolutely unacceptable,” Schumer and Gillibrand, the chair of the DSCC, said in a statement. “Graham Platner needs to immediately withdraw as the Democratic nominee for Senate and allow Maine Democrats the opportunity to choose a new candidate who can defeat Susan Collins," the statement continued. "The DSCC will not invest in the Maine Senate race if Platner remains on the ballot."Democrats can replace Platner as the nominee if he drops out before next Monday.The remark follows calls from several prominent Democrats for Platner to withdraw from the race, including from Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and Sens. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.)“He should do the right thing, drop out quickly, and give Maine Democrats the opportunity to select a new nominee who can compete and win in November.,” Slotkin said in a social media statement. Platner has denied the allegation.Graham Platner Accuser: It Was Clear He Knew His Actions Were NonconsensualJenny Racicot, the woman who accused Maine's Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner of sexual assault Monday, said he apologized while allegedly forcing himself on her in 2021.Racicot, who shared her story in a bombshell Politico report, told CNN's Jake Tapper it was clear to her that Platner knew what he was doing was not consensual. "It was this weird mix of like, coming in and out of -- I don't think consciousness is the word, but like, coming to, and kind of falling back into that drunken 'I don't know what I'm doing' state," she said. "And he would apologize in those moments, and then go back to doing what he was doing."Racicot, who had dated the aspiring politician on and off, recalled telling Platner she was "not into this" and pushing him away when he allegedly showed up at her house, intoxicated, and entered uninvited."In that moment, I evaluated my safety. A drunk person who's blackout drunk is in my home, has these intentions with me ... so I basically felt safest just complying," she said.Breaking UpdateMaine Democratic Party Calls On Graham Platner To Drop Out Of Senate RaceMaine Democratic Party leadership is pushing for Senate candidate Graham Platner to drop out of the race after Politico published a report in which a woman accused him of sexual assault."Over the past several weeks, multiple women have made serious, credible allegations against Graham Platner. Today’s statements take those allegations even further,” a statement by chair Charlie Dingman, vice chair Imke Schessler and executive director Devon Murphy-Anderson of the Maine Democratic Party said Monday.“The Maine Democratic Party leadership stands with women and survivors, and that principle does not bend based on party affiliation. We respect the women who made the hard decision to come forward. Speaking up is often costly,” the statement added. “...This Senate race comes at a pivotal moment in the struggle against a government, supported by [Republican] Senator [Susan] Collins, that serves the interests of the wealthy and powerful at the expense of ordinary Maine people. It is essential that we refocus this campaign on that struggle."Reps. Khanna, Gallego Pull Platner Endorsements After Bombshell Politico ReportSome backers of progressive U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner began pulling their endorsements Monday after a bombshell report from Politico alleged he had sexually assaulted a woman in 2021 after entering her home uninvited.End Citizens United swiftly walked back its endorsement and called on Platner to exit the race.“The conduct described is fundamentally inconsistent with the standards we expect from the candidates we support,” ECU President Tiffany Muller said in a statement. “No candidate, elected official, or political party is exempt from accountability.”Far-left streamer Hasan Piker also cut bait, saying it’s “curtains” for Platner.Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), one of Platner’s early backers, said the story should be taken seriously.“These are very serious allegations and they should be treated as such,” Heinrich told NOTUS’ Igor Bobic.Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) also rescinded their endorsements, with Khanna calling on Platner to exit the race."I’ve been very clear that sexual assault or violence against women is a red line," Khanna said. "These allegations are very serious and credible. Graham Platner should drop out from the race. I am withdrawing my endorsement." Obamacare Enrollment Dropped Sharply After Subsidies Expired, New Data ShowsStates across the country saw steep drops in the number of people covered by the Affordable Care Act over the past year, with Ohio and Oklahoma each losing nearly one-third of enrollees, according to new federal data that provides the first complete 50-state breakdown of sharp enrollment declines following the January expiration of enhanced subsidies.The data, posted in late June by the Trump administration and first reported on by The Associated Press, reveals how changes in each state’s insured population led to around 2.6 million fewer Americans having Obamacare plans in February compared with the same time last year.Read more from The Associated Press:Key MomentPlatner Releases Video Denying Sexual Assault Allegation Minutes After Bombshell ReportGraham Platner, Maine's Democratic nominee for Senate, released a video statement within minutes of Politico's bombshell report about a woman accusing him of sexually assaulting her in 2021."I wanted to directly address the troubling, serious and false allegations against me," Platner said in a video released on his social media, speaking directly to the camera. "Any accusation of non-consensual behavior is categorically false."Platner — who's backed by some big-name progressives, including Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) — didn't explicitly address the possibility of dropping out, but said he's "mindful of the political reality [the report] will inflict.""We are taking the time to reflect on the best path forward for the state that I love, the people that I love, the movement I belong to and the goal of defeating Susan Collins," he said of the Republican senator he's campaigning to unseat.Woman Who Dated Maine Senate Candidate Graham Platner Says He Sexually Assaulted HerA woman who said she had an on-and-off relationship with Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner has accused him of sexually assaulting her, Politico reported Monday.The woman, a 41-year-old Maine resident named Jenny Racicot, said that in 2021 an intoxicated Platner entered her home uninvited and forced himself on her.“I remember him grabbing my pelvis and being really forceful of me,” she told Politico. “I remember the specific moment where I thought to myself, like, ‘This is no longer my choice.’”Racicot previously spoke about her relationship with the Democratic Senate hopeful to The New York Times, saying Platner, who's been at the center of multiple other scandals, "does not respect women."Platner denied the allegations.Read more at Politico:WATCH: Trump's FIFA Foul PlayThe president seemed to call in a favor to his friend at FIFA, and the soccer community is not happy about it.Platner Postpones Events As Rumors Of Damaging Story SwirlU.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner has postponed a handful of campaign events in Maine, including a Fourth of July parade appearance and a town hall. The cancelations come amid rumors of the imminent publication of a damaging story about the Democrat in a national outlet, according to the Bangor Daily News.Platner has been dogged by allegations of "unsettling behavior" by women he’s previously dated. The combat veteran previously told HuffPost he was in "a dark place" when he dated the women and blamed it on post-traumatic stress disorder.Erika Kirk And Charlie Kirk's Parents Leave Courtroom Before Officer Details Charlie Kirk's MurderErika Kirk reportedly left the courtroom in Utah right before a police officer went into detail about witnessing Charlie Kirk's murder. Officer Chris Bagley, who was a police officer at Utah Valley University in 2025 when Charlie Kirk was murdered on campus, was on the stand during the preliminary trial for Tyler Robinson, the man accused of shooting and killing Charlie Kirk.Right before Bagley began describing the shooting, Erika Kirk and Charlie Kirk's parents left the courtroom, according to the Associated Press.See All Updates