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Just 55 days before the election, the Republican presidential candidate has emerged from a rocky contest against his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris, looking to regain his footing.
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Some 9/11 victims’ relatives appealed to presidential candidates for accountability as the U.S. marked an anniversary laced with election-season politics.
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State and local election officials say problems with the nation's mail delivery system threaten to disenfranchise voters and that repeated outreach to the Postal Service to resolve the issues had failed.
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The stops are part of a Harris-Walz push to rally voters and build enthusiasm as the campaign enters its final 2 months.
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The $30 million bond, which goes to voters in November, would pay for engineers, heavy equipment and laborers needed to build trails that will withstand climate change and make Maine a world-class outdoor recreation leader, advocates say.
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Incumbent Rep. Jared Golden questions Austin Theriault's commitment to Second Amendment rights following a report that the Republican challenger called police about a man 'walking onto his front porch holding an AR-15.'
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Taylor Swift, calling herself a ‘childless cat lady,’ endorsed Kamala Harris for president shortly after the debate ended on Tuesday night.
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Harris opened the debate by marching across the stage to shake Trump’s hand, an exchange that set the tone for the next 90 minutes.
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In the first debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, their highly different views of the country provided a stark contrast between their agendas.
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Rather than a unifying moment, the event took place against the backdrop of a bitter, partisan back-and-forth over who is to blame for the rushed and deadly evacuation from Kabul.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson is vowing to press ahead with requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration as part of a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown
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The two-term senator from Maine is a member of both the Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs committees.
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The high-pressure matchup offered Americans their most expansive look at a campaign that’s been dramatically changed just hours before the first early presidential ballots will be distributed.
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More than 5,400 people registered to vote in August, bringing the total of new registrations in Maine to nearly 23,000 so far this year.
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Who's on the ballot? What are the referendum and bond questions? Where's my polling place?
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The former president suggests he wants to see marijuana reclassified as a Schedule III drug, the first time Trump has endorsed the easing of federal restrictions.
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The response frames the spending battle to come over the next weeks as lawmakers work to reach consensus on a short-term spending bill that would prevent a partial government shutdown on Oct. 1.
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Many of the bills scheduled for a vote this week appear to have both parties' support, reflecting strong consensus that congressional actions are needed to counter China.
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Tuesday’s faceoff, which may be the only presidential debate between the 2 nominees, could be the largest audience either faces before Election Day.
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She faces former President Donald Trump, who will participate in his 7th general election debate since 2016, on Tuesday in an event that will be seen by tens of millions of viewers as early voting starts around the country.
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Still, in an interview with the Press Herald, Marc Short said the former president doesn't represent a threat to democracy, as Democrats contend. Short will speak to students Wednesday at Colby College.
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The candidates' spouses will also be part of the tour. Doug Emhoff, Harris' husband, will go to Nevada, Arizona and Florida. Gwen Walz is scheduled to be in Georgia, New Hampshire and Maine.
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The Republican nominee has made a rush of comments on child care, abortion rights and IVF.
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Congress needs to approve a stop-gap spending bill before the end of the budget year on Sept. 30 to avoid a government shutdown.
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Electoral College math, recent history and current polling suggest a remote – though not absurd – scenario in which the lone District 2 vote plays an outsize role.
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Experts note that Moscow is co-opting "authentic" U.S. voices to launder its propaganda and spread divisive narratives.
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The vice president is cloistered in a Pittsburgh hotel, where she's honing answers, while the former president – who publicly dismisses the value of debate prep – is doing campaign events.
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Upended by the summer shake-up that replaced President Biden with Harris atop the Democratic ticket, the down-ballot campaigns enter this fall stretch at a virtual toss-up.
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The delay is the latest bit of good fortune for Trump in an election season that has been laden with legal perils for him.
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In an announcement Friday, Dick Cheney said, 'As citizens, we each have a duty to put country above partisanship to defend our Constitution. That is why I will be casting my vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.'
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Following the Apalachee High School killings in Georgia, the Republican vice-presidential nominee said schools must beef up security but rebuffed stricter gun laws.
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A June poll found that 15% of people surveyed identified housing and affordable housing as a top issue in Maine, ahead of the economy and the cost of living.
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The Republican presidential nominee is endorsing a commission that could give Musk responsibilities for auditing federal spending and regulations.
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Prosecutors and defense lawyers are bitterly at odds after the Supreme Court ruled that former presidents are entitled to broad immunity from criminal charges.
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New U.S. charges allege that a media company linked to 6 conservative influencers was a front for Russia.
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Vice President Kamala Harris aims an appeal at moderate and Republican voters who may be turned off by Donald Trump.
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'Because of the danger that Donald Trump poses, not only am I not voting for Donald Trump, but I will be voting for Kamala Harris,' Cheney said Wednesday at Duke University.
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The vice presidential nominee's sister says she doesn't recognize the subjects of the viral photo, which caught the attention of former President Donald Trump.
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The Biden administration on Wednesday announced criminal charges, the seizure of internet domains and other sanctions related to Russian disinformation efforts.
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Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, has ordered the secretary of state to appear before the House Foreign Affairs Committee by Sept. 19.
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The Republican made 5 trips to the state in 2016 and ended up splitting Maine's electoral votes for the first time. This year's efforts have been much quieter, though that could change.
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The former president's lawyers wanted to get the case moved to federal court so they could try to get the verdict overturned and the case dismissed.
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The 1st District Democrat says a second Trump presidency would result in cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, more attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and a potential national abortion ban.
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It’s unclear whether there’s enough time for it to pass before the end of the year, and if it can get through a bottleneck of Republican lawmakers who support the existing law.
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While it's still technically possible a decision could precede the end of President Biden's term, it looks far more likely to spotlight Kamala Harris and Donald Trump's positions on marijuana.
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The celebration was an annual Labor Day event run by the Southern Maine Labor Council.
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Worries of being uprooted from their jobs have returned with Donald Trump proposing the relocation of up to 100,000 federal jobs if he wins in November.
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It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the crash, which occurred shortly before 1 p.m. and caused some minor injuries.
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In battleground states, a network of Republican political operatives and lawyers is trying to shape the November’s election in favor of former President Donald Trump.
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Vice President Kamala Harris has accused Trump of staging a 'political stunt' that 'disrespected sacred ground.'
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Which party is in the majority could come down to a few hundred votes scattered across a dozen or so districts.
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Insiders expect a tough battle in both the House and Senate, with Democrats defending more open seats and Republicans hoping voters are hungry for change.