Republican efforts to fill Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat after her death are likely to move swiftly this coming week
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Sister’s book offers a glimpse into Sara Gideon’s past
A thin memoir from 2009 by Melanie Gideon drops some inside scoop about the U.S. Senate contender before she got into politics.
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Conservative appeals court judge emerges as favorite to be Trump’s nominee
The president met Monday with Judge Amy Coney Barrett, who was a strong contender for the Supreme Court seat that eventually went to Brett Kavanaugh in 2018.
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Another poll shows Gideon with a 5-percentage-point lead over Collins
A survey of 500 likely Maine voters in the U.S. Senate race by Suffolk University found 46% support for Sara Gideon, with 41% favoring Susan Collins.
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Donald Trump attacks Susan Collins over Supreme Court nomination timeline
Speaking on Fox News on Monday morning, the president said Maine’s Republican senator is “very badly hurt,” by suggesting whomever wins the presidential election on Nov. 3 should decide on Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s replacement
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Judge hears testimony in lawsuit aiming to change Maine’s absentee ballot rules
The lawsuit seeks to have all absentee ballots count as long as they are postmarked by Election Day.
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Silver Linings: Older voters say country on wrong track
AARP poll shows U.S. Senate candidates Susan Collins and Sara Gideon in virtual tie.
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Evangelicals at base of Trump hopes for Pennsylvania repeat
In 2016, they gave him a 44,000-vote margin of victory in the state.
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Susan Collins opposes replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg before November
Maine’s senior senator says the Senate may begin the process of reviewing President Donald Trump’s nominee to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg, but a vote shouldn’t take place before the election.