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Elections
Fox, C-SPAN, NBC moderators named for upcoming Trump-Biden debates
USA Today’s Susan Page will moderate the vice presidential debate on Oct. 7.
In Kenosha, Biden to test his promise to unify the nation
The Democratic presidential nominee’s approach always has been an intentional contrast with President Trump, who thrives on conflict.
Bath legislator faces challenge from downtown business owner
Rep. Sean Paulhus, a Democrat elected to the State House last year, is running against Republican Christina Hughes.
Civic groups, retired Mainers push to ease absentee voting rules
The lawsuit seeking to relax absentee voting rules is opposed by the state and national Republican party, and President Trump’s re-election campaign.
Book: Pence told ‘to be on standby’ during Trump’s 2019 hospital visit
The president’s November 2019 visit raised questions at the time about Trump’s health.
Trump visits Kenosha, blames ‘far-left politicians’ for violence in wake of police shooting
The president did not meet with the family of Jacob Blake, the Black man who was shot in the back 7 times by a white police officer in Kenosha last week.
Time is tight for historic decision on ranked-choice voting in Maine
Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court will have to decide whether the state becomes the first in U.S. history to use a ranked-choice system in a presidential election.
Sen. Collins kicks off bus tour in her hometown, Caribou
The Republican incumbent plans a campaign tour of Maine’s 16 counties, starting Monday in her birthplace.
New focus for campaign: Will Biden or Trump keep you safer?
The Democratic nominee accuses the president of causing the divisions that have ignited violence, while Trump suggests that Biden is powerless to stop extremists.