Maine’s 2nd District congressional candidates sparred gently in a televised exchange, agreed on the need to end partisan warfare but disagreed on health care.
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‘Trump House’ in Lewiston becoming a big draw
At Brandon Gordon’s Pond Road home, there is no mistaking which presidential candidate he prefers.
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Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation / World, Politics
GOP Sen. Sasse says Trump mistreats women, flirts with white supremacy, secretly mocks evangelicals
It appears to be the most brutal assessment of the president from a sitting GOP lawmaker.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
Republican condemns Trump’s retweet of ‘ludicrous’ conspiracy about Navy SEALs, bin Laden
The Twitter account that initially posted the article has since been suspended.
Posted inElection 2020, Maine, News, Politics
Another poll shows Gideon leading Collins in Senate race
The poll by Portland-based Pan Atlantic Research gave Gideon a 7 percentage-point lead over the incumbent as the race heads into its final weeks.
Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
Biden campaign finds third virus link; Kamala Harris suspends travel
Harris was scheduled to travel Thursday to North Carolina for events encouraging voters to cast early ballots.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation / World, Politics
Fact-checking Hunter Biden’s alleged laptop and emails
An explainer on the New York Post’s Wednesday article based on emails purportedly obtained from a laptop that Hunter Biden supposedly left behind for repair in a Delaware shop in April 2019.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Maine, News, Politics, Uncategorized
How do I vote early in Maine?
Here’s what you need to know if you want to vote early by absentee ballot and avoid polling places during the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation / World, News, Politics
Trump campaign seizes on dubious Biden-Ukraine story
Looking to undermine rival Joe Biden 20 days before the election, President Trump’s campaign seizes on a tabloid story offering bizarre twists to a familiar line of attack: Biden’s relationship with Ukraine
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Supreme Court nominee Barrett keeps Democrats, Trump at bay in Senate hearing
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett returns to Capitol Hill for a 3rd day of confirmation hearings by the Senate Judiciary Committee