Safeguards already exist to verify voter eligibility and enforce the law against noncitizen voting, but the Republican fixation is part of a Trump campaign strategy of casting doubt on the election results should he lose.
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Presidential battle could play role in control of state capitols in several swing states
The Supreme Court’s 2022 decision overturning a half-century of abortion rights showed both the influence of national politics in state elections and the importance of state legislatures.
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Nancy Pelosi urges Biden to decide on candidacy, despite his insistence he will stay
‘It’s up to the president to decide if he is going to run. We’re all encouraging him to to make that decision, because time is running short,’ former House speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday on MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe.’
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George Clooney and the growing celebrity revolt against Biden
Clooney is one of the recent celebrities to speak out against President Biden’s election campaign following the president’s widely criticized debate performance.
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Biden’s support on Capitol Hill grimly uncertain. A seventh Democrat says he should drop out
The conversation was ‘dour’ and ‘sad’ in the House, lawmakers said, as they discussed their party leader who emphatically refuses to step aside.
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RFK Jr. visits Freeport to talk with supporters about farming and food
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is not on the ballot in Maine, but a campaign official said Tuesday that he has gathered enough signatures to qualify.
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U.S. disrupts Russian government-backed disinformation campaign to sow discord
U.S. officials described the internet operation as part of an ongoing effort, boosted by artificial intelligence, to create fictitious social media profiles designed to advance the aims of the Russian government.
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Rep. Jared Golden skips meeting of House Democrats concerned about Biden’s candidacy
The Maine 2nd District Democrat is in one of the most competitive House races in the country this fall and represents a district carried by former Republican President Donald Trump in the last 2 elections.
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Key senators agree on spending for next year, setting up clash with House
Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said the U.S. faces one of the most perilous security environments in the last 50 years, and that threats from Iran, Russia and China ‘must be met with the resolve to invest in a stronger national defense.’
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Republican Party adopts platform that softens language on abortion, same-sex marriage
The draft was circulated Monday among members of the 2024 Republican convention platform committee. It will be discussed and voted on later this week.