The indictment says a Qatari investor negotiated a multimillion-dollar investment in a real estate project planned by Fred Daibes, one of three businessmen charged, and the 70-year-old senator and his wife.
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Maine secretary of state receives more threats as police investigate ‘swatting’ incident
Republican leaders who criticized Shenna Bellows’ decision said on Tuesday that they condemn any threats or use of violence.
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Trump appeals Maine secretary of state’s decision to bar him from primary ballot
The former president said in a court filing Tuesday that Secretary of State Shenna Bellows doesn’t have the authority to remove him from the ballot and ‘acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner.’
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Guns, housing, budget among top issues as Maine Legislature starts second session
Lawmakers return to the State House on Wednesday for the start of the second regular session of the 131st Legislature.
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Chief Justice Roberts sidesteps Supreme Court’s ethics controversies in yearly report
Instead, he looked back on technological advancements in the nation’s court system, detailing developments from 19th-century quill pens to modern artificial intelligence.
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DeSantis, Haley pledge to pardon Trump if they’re elected and he’s convicted
In separate campaign stops, both Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley reinforced that, if elected, they would pardon former President Donald Trump, who is facing 91 felony counts.
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Shenna Bellows’ home ‘swatted’ after decision to bar Trump from Maine’s primary ballot
The secretary of state says she and her staff have received ‘non-stop’ threats, including a swatting at her home Friday night – in which a fake emergency is called in to elicit a heavy police response.
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Maine Republicans angered by ruling; lawmakers call for impeachment of secretary of state
Republicans said Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the Maine primary ballot is a partisan political decision made to take away voter rights.
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Abortion debate creates ‘new era’ for state supreme court races in 2024
The 2024 elections will be dominated by the presidential contest and the battle for control of Congress.
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Bellows dismisses intense criticism, says rules and evidence drove decision to bar Trump from ballot
As states around the country arrive at different decisions about the former president’s eligibility to appear on primary ballots, Maine’s secretary of state said election laws here and the evidence presented both played into her decision.