The Daily Populous

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has broken away from some of his Democrat colleagues to endorse a popular oyster farmer and former U.S. Marine in his bid to win Maine’s hotly contested Senate race.

A surging grassroots campaign has already formed behind Graham Platner, known online as “the oysterman,” who is attempting to oust beleaguered Republican Susan Collins.

“Graham is a Marine and Army National Guard veteran, an oyster farmer, and a proud member of America’s working class,” Sanders wrote in an emailed statement Saturday, endorsing Platner. »

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pointed out that it is two weeks since US President Donald Trump gave Russia two weeks to show willingness for real peace talks.

But the only thing Russia is doing is investing further in war.

On 21 August, Trump said he would be able to assess the possibility of achieving peace in Ukraine "within two weeks". »

RALEIGH, N.C. (TDR) — A proposed overhaul of North Carolina’s law enforcement standards would explicitly prohibit police officers from engaging in sex while on duty, in uniform, or inside police vehicles, as well as with subordinates or students in training programs.

The initiative is led by the state’s Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission and comes after years of legal ambiguity and leniency.

The state’s current guidelines broadly require officers to demonstrate “good moral character,” a standard often challenged in disciplinary hearings. »

WASHINGTON − An upcoming news conference with victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein could be “explosive,” one of the congressmen pushing for full release of the files on Epstein predicts.

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, said the victims’ accounts will force lawmakers to vote on a bill requiring the Justice Department to release its files.

Khanna and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Kentucky – who are co-leading the effort − need 218 signatures to make that happen. »