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Experts say there are many reasons why Maine has consistently high voter turnout, including the state's tradition of small local government.
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Their running mates and stand-ins have been zigzagging across the country for the last few rallies.
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The Republican nominee will campaign in Gastonia, west of Charlotte, and Greensboro on Saturday, with a stop in Salem, Virginia, in between.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson walked back his comments on the cutting semiconductor subsidies, saying he only meant that Republicans would 'streamline' the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act.
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The outcome of Tuesday's election will shape the country’s future, determining whether the new White House has allies or skeptics on Capitol Hill – or faces a divided Congress.
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But the Trump campaign says Democrats are fearmongering.
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Roads and lawns across Maine are dotted with colorful, all-caps messaging about the election. But whether yard signs are effective or an eyesore depends who you ask.
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The report said it had identified 'several instances of behaviors and acts by multiple employees that warrant review for corrective counseling and, potentially, disciplinary action,' and that they would be provided due process under the law.
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Among the top issues driving some young voters interviewed at campuses this week were reproductive rights, climate change and equality.
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The latest video that surfaced in Georgia bore the hallmarks of a Russia-linked troll farm aided by John Mark Dougan, a former Florida and Maine law enforcement officer who lives in Russia.
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The Republican nominee has long vilified former congresswoman Liz Cheney over her criticism of his role in fomenting the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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The former president visited the city to make a final push in support of Vice President Kamala Harris as she vies for the presidency.
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U.S. Rep. Jared Golden's final campaign ad focuses on family, while Republican challenger Austin Theriault reminds voters that he's Donald Trump's top pick in a race that could determine which party controls the House.
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The governor says she is leaving the decision about a new state flag to voters, but she supports three other ballot proposals.
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White House press officials altered the official transcript of a call in which President Biden appeared to take a swipe at supporters of Donald Trump, according to 2 U.S. government officials.
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Much of the outreach has been focused on Arizona, which has the largest Native population of any battleground state. President Biden’s razor-thin margin of victory there in 2020 – 10,457 votes – highlighted how decisive this vote can be.
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A judge in Philadelphia has put a state challenge of Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes on hold while lawyers for the billionaire and his political action committee try to move the lawsuit to federal court
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Incumbent Melanie Fleming Sachs and challenger James J. Finegan Jr. aim to address issues such as high costs of living, if elected.
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Emails and internal records shed new light on the pressure Gov. Janet Mills faced as she came to a decision not to veto the 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases.
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Republican Michael "Mike" J. Lawler is challenging Democrat incumbent Matthea "Mattie" Daughtry for the Senate District 23 seat this year.
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Harris told reporters that the remarks revealed how the former president sees women and showed a disregard for their autonomy.
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Real-time statewide and town-by-town results from the 2024 Maine State Senate.
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Real-time statewide and town-by-town results from the 2024 Maine State House.
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Real-time statewide and town-by-town results from the 2024 Maine congressional vote.
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Real-time statewide and town-by-town results from the 2024 Maine presidential vote. Use the navigation below to view maps and results for each race. Search for towns in the field below.
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Real-time statewide and town-by-town results from the 2024 Maine ballot questions. Use the navigation below to view maps and results for each race. Search for towns in the field below.
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Real-time local town and city results in and around the Portland area for the 2024 election.
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Students ages 4 to 14 at a homeschool collective in York County participate in an immersive lesson on elections every 4 years. On Wednesday, the 5 student candidates debated issues ranging from playground improvements to inclusivity.
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Vice President Kamala Harris tells reporters she rejects criticism based on how someone votes. The White House says President Biden was referring to racist rhetoric, not to Trump voters.
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As of Wednesday, a quarter of registered voters in Lewiston have either voted early or requested an absentee ballot.
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Astronauts on the International Space Station, including 2 who are stuck there after a Boeing Starliner malfunctioned, said they intended to vote from orbit.
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The incendiary devices attached to the ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington were marked with the message 'Free Gaza,' a law enforcement official said.
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But Assistant District Attorney Linda Holdsworth-Donovan said victims regularly recant and that the state was still pursuing the charges against Rep. Lucas Lanigan.
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Voters may still request an absentee ballot after Thursday, but they would need to have special circumstances such as an unexpected hospitalization.
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Maine’s law is a compromise rooted in a tradition of gun rights that crosses the political aisle.
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A poll found that two-thirds of voters in states likely to decide the election do not think Donald Trump would accept defeat.
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Maine students have predicted the winner of every presidential election since 2008.
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A federal judge previously found the state illegally purged more than 1,600 voter registrations in the past two months.
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The details of the visit have not been released, but it will be somewhere in southern Maine.
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Kamala Harris is urging voters to reject Donald Trump’s efforts to sow division and fear, declaring, 'It doesn’t have to be this way.'
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Mills touts Kamala Harris and hits Donald Trump during a Tuesday campaign stop in Lewiston.
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After Jan. 6, Congress set out to shore up the the peaceful transfer of presidential power and prevent a repeat of the unprecedented period when Donald Trump refused to concede defeat to Joe Biden.
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Kamala Harris' campaign and many who watched have criticized the racist comments targeting Latinos, Black people, Jews and Palestinians, along with sexist insults directed at Harris and others.
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Democratic leaders are calling for state Rep. Lucas Lanigan to resign and withdraw from the election. Republican leaders say that's premature.
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The former aide says 4 months in prison left him feeling 'empowered.'