The governor fired back in a statement, accusing Trump of stoking divisions and questioning the value of his efforts to help Maine’s fishing industry by lifting restrictions in a conservation area far from the Maine coast.
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Sen. Collins and her challengers outline ideas to address racial injustice
Collins points to 5 areas where the Senate can work to address racial disparities, while her challengers offer their ideas for action that can come out of nationwide protests.
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Obama steps out as nation confronts confluence of crises
The former president holds a virtual town hall event in the midst of the pandemic and protests over race and police brutality.
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President Trump tried to register to vote in Florida using an out-of-state address
The revisions complicate Trump’s own record as a voter at a time when the president has made unsubstantiated claims of widespread fraud in mail-in balloting.
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Requests for absentee ballots in Maine up threefold from 2016
Nearly 40,000 Maine voters have already requested ballots for the July 14 primary election.
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Trump says party is pulling convention from North Carolina
Governors of Tennessee, Florida and Georgia say they would be interested in hosting.
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Members of Maine’s congressional delegation criticize Trump’s response to protests
Rep. Pingree says the president abused his power, while Sen. King lists ‘many things wrong’ and Sen. Collins says Trump’s use of force against D.C. protesters wasn’t justified. Rep. Jared Golden cautioned the president about deploying U.S. troops on American soil.
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Trump threatens military force against protesters nationwide
The president made his statement in the Rose Garden minutes after police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of peaceful protesters in the park across the street from the White House.
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Maine Republicans to make final big push to stop ranked-choice voting
The party is trying to gather enough signatures to once again get a question about the voting style on the November ballot, effectively stopping its use in the presidential election.
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Gov. Janet Mills raises security concerns about Trump’s plan to visit maker of test swabs in Maine
The governor raised issues during a conference call in which Trump berated governors, telling them to ‘dominate’ protests of racial injustice.