The plan rolled out by the Democrat’s campaign this week is intended to support rural hospitals and emergency medical services, sectors that have struggled in Maine.
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Posted inElection 2024, Politics
Gwen Walz, wife of Democratic VP candidate Tim Walz, to campaign in Maine again
Walz will visit Maine on Tuesday, marking her second visit to the state after a trip to Bangor and Portland last month.
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Posted inElection 2024, Nation / World, Politics
Trump sidesteps question on committing to peaceful transfer of power
The Republican presidential nominee also falsely claimed that a ‘peaceful transfer of power’ occurred in 2021 when a violent mob attacked the U.S. Capitol to stop the affirmation of Joe Biden’s win.
Posted inElection 2024, Politics
Harris slams Trump as ‘unhinged’ as they trade attacks in Pennsylvania
Trying out a new tactic in Western Pennsylvania, Kamala Harris ordered her aides to roll the tape on giant jumbotron screens to show clips of Donald Trump making inflammatory statements and threats.
Posted inBusiness, Election 2024, Politics
Trump’s economic plans would worsen inflation, experts say
Donald Trump has vowed that if voters return him to the White House, ‘inflation will vanish completely.’
Posted inElection 2024, Politics
Maine absentee voting on pace to exceed 2022, pointing to huge voter turnout
As of Tuesday afternoon, more than 192,000 absentee ballots had been requested statewide.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation / World, Politics
Trump’s campaign crowdfunded millions online in an untraditional approach to emergency relief
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign is using GoFundMe to rally its donor network around the survivors of his July assassination attempt and Hurricane Helene’s destruction.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation / World, News, Politics
Kamala Harris will sit down with Bret Baier for her first Fox News interview
It will be her first sit down with the network, and her first interview with a news outlet outside of her ideological comfort zone since becoming the Democratic nominee.
Posted inElection 2024, Local & State, News, Politics
In U.S. Senate race, 3 challengers look to dethrone King
Sen. Angus King, a two-term independent, turned 80 this year, but his popularity among Maine voters hasn’t waned, and his challengers are untested politically.
Posted inElection 2024, News, Politics
Author Stephen King haunts Republicans with $430,000 in donations to Maine Democrats
The Maine-born author tops a list of well-known donors, including far-right financier Leonard Leo, who are using their wealth to try to help their preferred political parties win control of the Maine Legislature.