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AXIOS (Neil Irwin) - Fed saw "upside risks" to inflation, disagreed on rate path

Federal Reserve officials saw a wide range of scenarios for how the economy and inflation will evolve at their meeting last month, leaving the central bank's policy committee divided over the path for interest rates ahead, according to minutes released Wednesday. Why it matters: In Kevin Warsh's first meeting as Fed chairman, he wrestled with significant factions of the Federal Open Market Committee who see ongoing price pressures from the AI buildout as well as one that is more confident that falling energy prices will calm inflation. - The minutes , released after the customary three-week lag, show that all members of the policy committee were ultimately on board with leaving rates unchanged last month. - The document, however, gives…

YOUTUBE (The Hill) - BREAKING: Graham Platner suspends Maine Senate campaign

Graham Platner, the oyster farmer whose populist platform took Maine by storm, dropped his Senate bid Wednesday night as controversies over his past stacked up, leaving Democrats without a nominee to take on Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) this fall. Platner’s decision comes after he easily won the Democratic primary despite a growing list of scandals, including revelations around a sexting scandal and reports of problematic behavior with former romantic partners. #grahamplatner #senate #maine

NYTIMES (Lauren McGaughy) - Does a Sex Assault Claim Kill a Political Career? It Depends.

The swift exit of Graham Platner from the Maine Senate race followed Eric Swalwell’s similar exit from the California governor’s race, but Republicans have taken a different tack.