Benjamin Kail

Senior Political Reporter @bangordailynews | Previously @PittsburghPG @BosBizJournal @masslivenews @thedayct @OswegoCoNewsNow | @NUJournalism

[Benjamin Kail @BenKail]

Professional update: I recently left the @PittsburghPG & wish my colleagues there the best. Tomorrow I start as the senior political reporter for the @bangordailynews. Look forward to covering some exciting races & issues critical to Maine voters. https://t.co/tZardmQEad

[Benjamin Kail @BenKail]

Live updates: https://t.co/rBJVvhpTbZ

[Benjamin Kail @BenKail]

Team attempting 1st trans-Atlantic trip in hydrogen balloon will launch from Maine tonight https://t.co/8reWXrEju3 via @bangordailynews @c_levasseurr

[Cameron Levasseur @c_levasseurr]

A historic cane went missing in a northern Maine town in the 1930s, beginning a mystery that has stumped historians for almost a century.

That was, until it showed up at the doorstep of the Caribou Historical Society this winter.
For the @bangordailynews:
https://t.co/8hXrjpv1Wo

[Benjamin Kail @BenKail]

Team attempting 1st trans-Atlantic trip in hydrogen balloon will launch from Maine tonight https://t.co/8reWXrEju3 via @bangordailynews @c_levasseurr

[🎼🌺Music Love♥️ @ThoNg676733]

You youngins didn’t know Larry Bird moved this nice 😮‍💨

[Jomboy Media @JomboyMedia]

16 years ago today Chevy gifted Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga a Corvette before he exchanged lineup cards with umpire Jim Joyce, who blew a call that lost Galarraga a perfect game the night before

[Sam Stein @samstein]

https://t.co/TgWgfepp6Q

[Ben Mullin @BenMullin]

Scott Pelley just issued a statement on Bari's remarks this morning:

[Dylan Byers @DylanByers]

NEW: Backstory on the drama at CBS News tonight...

Bari Weiss, Nick Bilton, Tom Cibrowski, and CBS HR invited Scott Pelley to a meeting at 5pm ET tonight to discuss a path forward after his vocal protest earlier this week in the 60 Minutes all-hands.

The two sides did not find common ground. Bari & Co. were left with sense that Scott was not open minded about reaching detente; meanwhile, Scott maintained strong frustrations with leadership.

Scott left meeting and was told they'd have an update on his employment in a matter of minutes... instead, Bari and her team deliberated for several hours.

At around 9:30 p.m., Nick Bilton, the new 60 Minutes E.P., sent this letter to Scott (see tweet below) in which he tells him he has been terminated "for cause." He also sent a memo to staff (see tweet below that).

The language in Nick's memo suggests a legal fight coming. No response yet from Pelley.

[Benjamin Kail @BenKail]

Dem source familiar w/meetings between Platner & senators in DC today says they went well, Platner talked w/sens about energy on ground in Maine, his plan to win & taking on Collins. Confirmed he left DC early because of concerns w/NY Post turning up at family home/restaurant

[Baseball’s Greatest Moments @BBGreatMoments]

Buck O’Neil: “We were trying to prove to the world that they weren’t superior because they were white. And we weren’t inferior because we were black”

[Jim Rosati 🏴‍☠️ @northsiden0tch]

Love this photo from @_sleepyfilmz_ that he took of this moment on Friday.

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

@Boilers32 It most definitely was not. I would never have forgotten my drugs.

[Governor Kathy Hochul @GovKathyHochul]

BREAKING: Greg Abbott comes out for men and women competing on the same court.

[JANDY @Jandystl]

Oh nice. You just have to win every game for the rest of your life to get an NL Wild Card Spot

[Baseball’s Greatest Moments @BBGreatMoments]

That time Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter were doing a live TV segment and David Ortiz purposely interrupted by running the bases and yelling “third deck” like he had just hit another homer at Yankee Stadium 😂

[Baseball Quotes @BaseballQuotes1]

16 years ago, the worst call in sports history

[Nora McKee @NoraReports]

@SenSanders confronts protesters against senate candidate Graham Platner outside of the DSCC.

“Are you with the Republican Party? Are you talking about morality and corruption with President Trump?”

[Mychael Schnell @mychaelschnell]

Embattled Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner met with Senate Democrats for nearly 2 hours at DSCC headquarters in DC today.

He didn’t answer any questions from @MSNOWNews on his way in. And he dodged questions on his way out.

Primary day is one week from today.

[Igor Bobic @igorbobic]

GOP campaign staffers are in towels outside Platner’s meeting with Dem senators in DC