Soon after news broke Monday that a woman who had previously dated Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner accused him of rape — an allegation he has denied — his campaign reached out to form...

Democratic nominee Graham Platner said he would suspend his campaign for Senate in Maine, ending a run that had drawn broad grassroots support but was plagued by controversy.

The decision came days after a woman accused him of sexual assault, an accusation he says is "categorically false".