U.S. intelligence officials and private tech companies say Russian activity has increased sharply before the Nov. 5 election.
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Posted inElection 2024, Nation / World, Politics
Harris calls Trump ‘a fascist’ after John Kelly says he wants generals like Hitler’s
Speaking at a CNN town hall, Vice President Kamala Harris said comments by former chief of staff John Kelly offer a window into who the former president ‘really is’ and the kind of commander in chief he would be.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Election 2024, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Write-in candidates opposing each other in 2 Androscoggin County races
Voters will have to fill in the candidate’s name on the appropriate line and fill in the oval next to it for their vote to count.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation / World, Politics
Former Windham officer is working with Russian intel to create deepfakes targeting Harris, documents show
John Mark Dougan was fired by the Windham department in 2009 following a sexual harassment complaint.
Posted inElection 2024, Franklin, News, The Franklin Journal, The Rangeley Highlander
Two Rangeley residents run for one Select Board seat
Keith Savage and Ethna Thompson are seeking to finish out a term vacated by former Selectperson Wendyll Caisse when she moved to Dallas Plantation.
Posted inElection 2024, Politics
Golden outraises Theriault, but outside groups are spending big for the challenger
A new poll shows that the high-stakes race in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District is a dead heat as independent groups pour millions into ads focusing on gun rights and abortion.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Politics
More than 1/3 of Mainers don’t feel confident about integrity of presidential election, report says
While 60% of Mainers said they were confident that votes will be accurately tallied, 35% said they disagreed.
Posted inElection 2024, News, Politics
Harris outraised Trump nearly 8-to-1 across Maine in September
The vice president’s $1 million fundraising haul in September signals support, but a deluge of spending from outside groups and an opponent who defies political norms complicates that calculation.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation / World, Politics
Early-voting data shows Republican reversal appears to be paying off
Record-setting turnout includes Republican voters, who appear to be responding to former president Trump’s pivot from trashing early voting to encouraging it.
Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
Rudy Giuliani ordered to turn over NYC apartment, watches to election workers he defamed
Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea ‘Shaye’ Moss, won a $148 million judgment over Giuliani’s false fraud claims against them related to the 2020 presidential election.