Former Vice President Joe Biden currently leads Trump by a not-unexpectedly lopsided margin among Black registered voters, 92% to 5%.
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Mail-in ballots thrust Postal Service into presidential race
President Donald Trump opposes expanding voting by mail, arguing it will trigger fraud, even though there’s no evidence that will happen.
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Prospect for police overhaul dims, but House Democrats push ahead on vote
Congress is now at a familiar impasse despite polling that shows Americans overwhelmingly want changes.
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Attorney General Barr to testify as Democrats examine Justice Department politicization
A federal prosecutor testifies that Trump ally Roger Stone was given special treatment prior to his sentencing because of his ties to the president.
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Trump gets boisterous crowd, repeats racially offensive term at Arizona rally
The gathering was slightly overshadowed by the state’s surging coronavirus numbers.
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Flood of absentee ballots could delay primary election results
Maine voters have already requested more than 100,000 absentee ballots for the July 14 primary, and local election officials say it will be a ‘daunting’ task to process those ballots so that results are known on election night.
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Prosecutor says Roger Stone was given special treatment
Justice Department leadership changed the sentencing recommendation just hours after President Trump tweeted his displeasure at the recommendation of up to 9 years in prison, saying it was too harsh.
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Presidential campaign tensions run high in Sidney over selectman’s signs calling Trump a ‘Liar’
Resident Kelly Couture says Selectman Alan Tibbetts’ “LIAR” signs are “divisive” and “borderline hate speech.” Couture also accused Tibbetts of moving and damaging Trump-Pence campaign signs, which he denies.
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With unsubstantiated claim, Trump sows doubt about U.S. ballots
In his latest attack on mail-in voting, the president claims that millions of ballots will be printed in foreign countries and somehow cast as legitimate, a scenario that experts describe as far-fetched.
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U.S. Senate hopeful Tiffany Bond calls on state ‘to do the right thing’
A Portland independent filed a civil rights suit Friday to ask a judge to put her on the Nov. 3 general election ballot.