A transgender nominee advances in Vermont, while former two-term Minnesota Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty is beaten in the primary.
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Transgender candidate to challenge incumbent for Vermont governor
Republican Gov. Phil Scott will face Christine Hallquist after her historic victory in the Democratic primary.
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Our View: Rep. Dillon Bates should resign to answer abuse reports
Elected office is a position of trust, and Bates has lost the public’s in the face of allegations.
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Commentary: Democrats’ rhetoric is just as dangerous as Trump’s
Journalists should do a better job of calling out Democrats who compare Republicans to our enemies.
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Commentary: Ohio displays need for Democrats to mix enthusiasm, economics
Portraying the Republican Party as self-dealing plutocrats could shift the discussion from cultural issues.
Posted inLife & Culture, Politics
Bill Clinton’s debut novel hits the 1 million sales mark
In James Patterson, he had an ace collaborator.
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Poll shows 2018 race for Maine governor a virtual dead heat between Moody and Mills
Incumbent Angus King appears to hold a commanding lead in the Senate race, and health care emerges as the chief concern among the 500 Maine voters surveyed by a Boston university.
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Rosie O’Donnell, Broadway group protest president with music outside White House
The actress and TV personality who has publicly traded barbs with Trump joins an ongoing demonstration now into its third week.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Along with roll call votes this week, the Senate also passed the Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments (H.R. 5554), to reauthorize user-fee programs relating to new animal drugs and generic new animal drugs; and passed the National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act (H.R. 2345), to require the Federal Communications Commission to study […]
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Giuliani to Portsmouth crowd: Midterms about impeachment
The president’s lawyer comes to N.H. to endorse congressional candidate Eddie Edwards.