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Democratic battle to take on Collins heads to primary vote Tuesday

Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon, the clear favorite, faces two more progressive candidates: lobbyist Betsy Sweet and attorney Bre Kidman.

by JONATHAN LEMIRE July 11, 2020July 12, 2020

Sources say the president feared it would make him look weak and shift focus to the health crisis rather than the economic recovery.

by JONATHAN LEMIRE July 11, 2020July 12, 2020

The president makes unfounded accusations against his political foes, while the reaction from Democrats is swift and furious.

by BILL BARROW and WILL WEISSERT July 11, 2020September 14, 2020

The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee promises to address a pandemic-induced recession and centuries of racism and systemic inequalities.

by Ellen Nakashima July 11, 2020July 12, 2020

The admission is a rare instance of the president acknowledging that Moscow had malign intent with respect to U.S. democracy.

by DARLENE SUPERVILLE July 11, 2020September 14, 2020

Twenty-five percent of the president’s senior staff are nonwhite, compared to 36 percent of Biden’s.

by DARLENE SUPERVILLE July 11, 2020July 14, 2020

Twenty-five percent of the president’s senior staff are nonwhite, compared to 36 percent of Biden’s.

by BILL BARROW and WILL WEISSERT July 11, 2020July 14, 2020

The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee promises to address a pandemic-induced recession and centuries of racism and systemic inequalities.

Three candidates are vying in a potentially close race to see which of them will take on Jared Golden in November.

by JILL COLVIN and ERIC TUCKER July 10, 2020July 11, 2020

The White House says he was a victim of the Russia ‘hoax.’