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Published
September 19, 2020

Evangelicals at base of Trump hopes for Pennsylvania repeat

In 2016, they gave him a 44,000-vote margin of victory in the state.
Published
September 19, 2020

Susan Collins opposes replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg before November

Maine's senior senator says the Senate may begin the process of reviewing President Donald Trump's nominee to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg, but a vote shouldn't take place before the election.
Published
September 19, 2020

Walmart, Amazon among donors to QAnon-promoting lawmaker

According to a media watchdog site, 24 congressional candidates on the November ballot have supported or promoted the conspiracy theory.
Published
September 19, 2020

Trump to Senate: Vote ‘without delay’ on my high court pick

Among the Republican senators to watch are Susan Collins, Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Mitt Romney of Utah.
Published
September 18, 2020

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, champion of women’s rights, dies at 87

Ginsburg spent her final years on the bench as the unquestioned leader of the court’s liberal wing and became something of a rock star to her admirers, particularly young women.

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Published
September 18, 2020

Trump and Biden hit unlikely battleground state of Minnesota

Donald Trump almost won Minnesota in 2016 and sees it as a state he might peel away from Democrat Joe Biden in November.
Published
September 18, 2020

Assange lawyer says Trump offered a deal to avoid extradition in exchange for documents

The alleged “win-win” deal by President Donald Trump would allow Assange to avoid extradition to the U.S. if he revealed the source of a leak of documents from the Democratic Party ahead of the 2016 election.
Published
September 18, 2020

Poll shows Democrats including Gideon and Biden ahead in Maine

The survey by the New York Times and Siena College showed Democrat Sara Gideon up 5 points in the U.S. Senate race and Biden up 17 points in the presidential race.
Published
September 17, 2020

Trump downplays legacy of slavery in appeal to white voters

Trump has long fanned the nation's culture wars, including defending the display of the Confederate battle flag and monuments of Civil War rebels from protesters seeking their removal.
Published
September 17, 2020

Eric Trump tells Maine lobstermen: ‘We will never, ever let you down’

At a campaign event in Saco, President Trump's son touts his father's support for the iconic fishing industry as the reason Maine should vote to give him a second term.