Democrat Ross LaJeunesse said company didn’t live up to its motto: Don’t be evil.
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Senate leaders remain in standoff over scope of Trump impeachment trial
The president’s reelection campaign says donations have accelerated during the impeachment proceedings, and it raised $46 million in the fourth quarter of 2019.
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Julián Castro drops out of 2020 presidential race
Castro, Obama’s housing secretary, ended his run Thursday after failing to garner enough support to make the most recent Democratic debate.
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Matt Leonard hopes to unseat ‘super, super nice guy’
The Auburn Republican is taking aim at the seat held by Democratic state Sen. Ned Claxton.
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Sen. Collins says she’s open to calling witnesses in impeachment trial
Maine’s Republican senator also says it was inappropriate for Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to pledge ‘total coordination’ between the White House and the Senate during the trial.
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Leeds man fires back after Donald Trump calls him an ‘animal’
Richard Fochtmann, called an “animal” by Trump on Twitter, said Monday he considers the president a bully, a racist and a would-be dictator.
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Susan Collins’ vote on impeachment comes with a cost no matter what
If U.S. Sen. Collins votes to impeach President Donald Trump, it may well cost her job. If she doesn’t, it will almost certainly cost her reputation.
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Republican groups pressing Sen. Collins as impeachment trial nears
A new ad released by the Republicans for the Rule of Law urges voters to call her ‘and tell her these witnesses must testify.’
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A dozen Democrats and Trump will be on Maine primary ballot in March
A dozen Democratic candidates met Monday’s filing deadline for the state’s first presidential primary.
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Trump backs reelection of Sen. Susan Collins
In a tweet Monday, President Donald Trump wrote he agrees 100% that Collins is needed to ensure Republicans keep control of the U.S. Senate next year.