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Trump’s Election Integrity Announcement… ICE Shooting in Maine… Lindsay Graham’s Sudden Death

Turn off your television, it’s time for The Stakes. The Stakes breaks down the 2026 political landscape. Hosted by Teresa Wierzbianska and Scott Baba, this KPFA News show delivers analysis of national, state, and local races and policy battles. Thursdays at 10 a.m.

On today’s show, we go back to Maine, where just a week after Democratic senate candidate Graham Platner suddenly departed the race amid sexual assault allegations, voters are now calling for Republican senator Susan Collins to exit stage left after a second person was killed by ICE over the past week, this time in the small…

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