Maine’s 2nd District incumbent has nearly $3.3 million in unspent campaign funds, while Austin Theriault has roughly $900,000 in cash on hand, according to new finance reports.
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Jared Golden seeks middle path through partisan minefield
Lewiston Democrat assailed from left and right for dismissing talk that American democracy is threatened.
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Sen. Bob Menendez guilty of taking bribes in cash, gold and a car
Prosecutors said the New Jersey Democrat abused the power of his office to protect allies from criminal investigations and enrich associates, including his wife, and acted as a foreign agent of Egypt.
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Witnesses warned police of Trump shooter at least 86 seconds before gunfire
A Washington Post analysis of video backs up reports from other witnesses, who have said they tried to alert police in the moments before shots rang out.
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Trump’s grand RNC entrance, a VP pick and the new Republicans: Takeaways from day 1
The Republican National Convention opened less than 48 hours after Donald Trump was the subject of an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania.
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Who is JD Vance? Things to know about Donald Trump’s pick for vice president
Ohio U.S. Sen. JD Vance is a 39-year-old Republican now in his first term in the Senate.
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Protesters rally at Republican convention for abortion and immigrant rights, end to war in Gaza
Hundreds of demonstrators converged on downtown Milwaukee to protest around the Republican National Convention.
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Biden says it was a ‘mistake’ to say he wanted to put a ‘bull’s-eye’ on Trump
But in an interview that aired Monday night, he argued that the rhetoric coming from his opponent was more incendiary.
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President Biden to unveil plan to cap rents
The policy push reflects the White House’s efforts to respond to widespread voter anger over high housing prices.
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Eric Brakey says Project 2025 criticism is ‘fearmongering’
Auburn state senator uses humor to defend Republican agenda outlined in controversial Project 2025.