Republican congressional hopeful said he erred in radio interview when he said a Maine gun rights group had backed him.
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In about-face, Trump seeks to salvage parts of virus aid after ending talks
The president presses for $1,200 stimulus checks and new aid for airlines and other businesses hard hit by the pandemic.
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Pence and Harris spar over pandemic in vice presidential debate
Both candidates sidestep some difficult questions, in a debate far more respectful than the opening presidential debate eight days earlier.
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Sen. Collins says she’s still working on coronavirus relief package
Maine’s senior senator called it a ‘huge mistake’ for the president to end negotiations on a relief package, but her election opponent says Collins has been ineffective.
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Mask mandates, health care key issues in fast-paced 1st Congressional District debate
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, seeking a 7th term in Congress, faces a challenge from conservative Republican Jay Allen.
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Top Trump aide Stephen Miller tests positive for virus
Miller is an architect of the president’s ‘America First’ foreign policy and restrictive immigration measures.
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Collins says Trump set poor example by removing mask at White House
Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins says she was ‘shocked’ to see the president discharged from the hospital so soon.
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Facebook says it will ban groups that openly support QAnon conspiracy theory
QAnon is the baseless conspiracy theory that paints President Trump as a secret warrior against a supposed child-trafficking ring run by celebrities and ‘deep state’ government officials.
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Trump halts talks on COVID-19 relief until after election
The president says he’s asked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to direct all his focus before the election into confirming his U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett.
