Money, Power, Politics with Stephanie Ruhle

Episode 18

S2026E18 - Airdate: 2026-07-09

Runtime: 120 min

9am: Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner drops out of the race after a sexual assault allegation. What he's saying about his decision and who will replace him on the Democratic ticket? Plus, the U.S. and Iran trade a fresh round of strikes as Trump returns home from the NATO Summit. And a former Olympian accused by the White House of vandalizing the reflecting pool will have his day in court. Mark Leibovich, Peter Baker, Dave Weigel, Priya Sridhar, Ron Insana, Max Chafkin, and David Noriega join Money Power Politics this morning. 10am: Money Power Politics continues into the second hour. Both parties are racing to get new strategies in place for a critical Senate race after Maine Democrat Graham Platner ended his campaign. Maine's Democratic party has now announced it will hold a first-of-its kind convention to choose Platner's replacement - they have until July 27th to do so. Plus, new reporting tells us Republicans are preparing an eight-million-dollar ad blitz to define the new Democratic nominee before they can themselves. And the issue of healthcare affordability grows across the country - as ACA premiums surge, what will this mean for the American enrollment? Hayes Brown, Philip Bump, Harry Sisson, Hans Nichols, and Jonathan Cohn join the Group Chat today.

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