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Maine secretary of state won’t bar Trump from ballot after Supreme Court says states lack authority
Shenna Bellows withdrew her ruling against former President Donald Trump’s eligibility in response to the high court’s unanimous ruling.
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Gun safety debates expected to draw crowds to Maine State House this week
Two legislative committees are scheduled to hear public testimony on a slate of bills proposed in the wake of the mass shooting in Lewiston.
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Nikki Haley wins the District of Columbia’s Republican primary, her first 2024 victory
Her win at least temporarily halts Donald Trump’s sweep of the GOP voting contests.
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Nikki Haley urges Maine voters to choose ‘a new-generation leader’ over ‘two 80-year-old candidates’
The former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador made a campaign stop in Portland on Sunday night ahead of the Super Tuesday primaries.
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Congress releases 6 funding bills ahead of Friday shutdown deadline
The package totals $704 billion, a better-late-than-never agreement reached among congressional leaders after months of delays.
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Supreme Court decision could come Monday in case about barring Trump from 2024 ballot
Trump is challenging a groundbreaking decision by the Colorado Supreme Court that said he is disqualified from being president again and ineligible for the state’s primary, which is Tuesday.
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Biden will push higher taxes for the rich in State of the Union
Biden will speak before both houses of Congress on Thursday night.
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Support builds for $50 million fund to aid small businesses hurt by winter storms
A bill sponsored by Sen. Craig Hickman, D-Winthrop, received unanimous, bipartisan endorsement in committee on Friday.
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Russian disinformation is about immigration. The real aim is to undercut Ukraine aid
Russian state media and online accounts tied to the Kremlin have begun pushing misleading and incendiary claims about U.S. immigration.