Coverage of Election 2024

Election 2024, Maine, News, Politics

Why the nation’s eyes will be drawn to Maine’s 2nd House District race this fall

by Randy Billings June 16, 2024June 15, 2024

U.S. Rep. Jared Golden is seeking a fourth term in Congress against state Rep. Austin Theriault, a former NASCAR driver who easily won the Republican primary after being endorsed by former President Donald Trump.

Election 2024, Nation / World, Politics

Trump unites fractious Capitol Hill Republicans behind him as November looms

by Marianna Sotomayor, Leigh Ann Caldwell, Marianne LeVine and Mariana Alfaro June 13, 2024June 13, 2024

The Hill summit marked a pivot point in the Republican campaign to recapture the White House, win the Senate majority and expand control of the House.

Election 2024, Nation / World, Politics

Trump, seeking to show unity, to meet with Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill

by Amy B Wang, Liz Goodwin, Marianna Sotomayor and Mariana Alfaro June 12, 2024June 13, 2024

It will also be Donald Trump’s first public visit to Capitol Hill since the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and his first since his felony convictions.

Androscoggin County, Election 2024, Schools & Education

Poland-area school budget going back to committee for possible changes

by Eriks Petersons June 12, 2024

Voters rejected the $29.3 million spending proposal Tuesday.

Election 2024, Lewiston-Auburn, News, Politics

Some Lewiston wards saw higher voter turnout than others

by Kendra Caruso June 12, 2024June 13, 2024

LEWISTON — The majority of voters in Wards 1, 3 and 5 voted Tuesday in favor of the budget, along with absentee voters. The majority of voters in Wards 2, 4, 6 and 7 voted against it. Voter turnout varied by ward, with Wards 2 and 7 seeing the highest turnout, and Wards 3 and […]

Election 2024, News, River Valley