U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson plans to open a ‘battle station’ office to boost Austin Theriault’s congressional hopes.
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At Georgia rally, Harris dares Trump to ‘say it to my face’ and debate her
About a week ago, the state appeared to be slipping out of Democrats’ reach. Now that President Biden has bowed out of the race, the party is expressing new hopes.
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Senate confirms Portland attorney as new federal judge in Maine
Stacey Neumann, a partner at Murray Plumb & Murray in Portland, will fill an opening left by Chief U.S. District Judge Jon Levy.
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Here’s the order of 5 Maine ballot questions, including PAC limits, state flag
Maine voters will weigh in on 2 referendum questions and 3 separate bonds totaling $65 million in November, including a question about the design of the state flag.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be on the presidential ballot in Maine
The independent candidate gathered 4,800 signatures from registered voters, the Department of the Secretary of State confirmed.
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Congress passes Susan Collins’ proposal for U.S. to buy American flags made here
The U.S. imports millions of American flags from overseas, mostly from China, but the federal government soon will be required to buy only those made in the United States.
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Venezuelan opposition says it has proof its candidate defeated President Maduro
Shortly after the National Electoral Council, which is loyal to Nicolás Maduro’s ruling party, declared him the winner, angry protesters began marching through the capital and cities across Venezuela.
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Biden decries ‘extremism’ on Supreme Court, details plan for term limits, ethics code for justices
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson called the proposal a ‘dangerous gambit’ that would be ‘dead on arrival in the House.’
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Sen. Bernie Sanders stops in Portland to campaign for progressive politics
The Vermont independent has not endorsed Kamala Harris’ run for president but told the crowd at the State Theatre that he will do ‘anything I can’ to elect Harris.
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Harris will carry Biden’s economic record into the election. She hopes to turn it into an asset
Former President Donald Trump is campaigning hard on the higher cost of living, having mentioned inflation 14 times in his speech last week at the Republican National Convention.