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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 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 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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Tuesday marked the first time in 20 years that Mainers used a primary system to express their presidential preference, and in some polling places voters had to use photocopied ballots, which must be hand-counted and will delay the election results.
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The 1941 Plymouth Super Deluxe Business Coupe was owned by the groundbreaking Maine politician for over 40 years.
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Some House Republicans are eager to go after Biden over claims of financial misconduct involving his son Hunter, but the Democratic president has not been shown to have done anything wrong.
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Anthony said his song was out of place at the top of the Republican debate, where candidates argued over which of them should challenge President Joe Biden in the 2024 general election.
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The late U.S. senator's car will be auctioned Sunday with a starting bid of $7,500, but Thomaston Place Auction Galleries estimates it will sell for at least twice that amount.
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The Trump Save America Joint Fundraising Committee is also selling his mug shot, saying it would give out a T-shirt in exchange for a $47 donation.
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He posted a photo of his mug shot and the words, “Election interference. Never surrender!” along with a link to his website, which directs to a fundraising site.
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New rules that allow unenrolled voters to participate in either party's presidential primaries, coupled with ranked-choice voting, could complicate former President Donald Trump's odds of winning Maine's Republican nomination, despite continued strong support in his party.
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There seemed little evidence that Trump's attempt to counterprogram the debate, by appearing in an online interview with Tucker Carlson at about the same time, affected the number of viewers.
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It will be the fourth time this year that Trump, the early front-runner in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, is booked on criminal charges.
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After turning himself in on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, he became the first U.S. president to take a mug shot.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a distant second to Trump in many polls, is betting that a strong showing will cement his status as the strongest alternative to the former president despite his many stumbles.
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The debate was a critical opportunity for lower-polling candidates to introduce themselves to millions of voters, many of whom are just beginning to pay attention to the race.
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The chief justice provides the lone dissent, arguing that the 2023 law is nearly identical to the 2021 law it struck down, and that the law provides no clarity on when the ban begins, exposing doctors to criminal charges.
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A $100,000 bond was also set for Trump-allied lawyer Sidney Powell, one of several people accused in a breach of voting equipment in rural Coffee County, in south Georgia.
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A trial has been set for May 20, 2024, in the classified documents case. Trump has pleaded not guilty and denied any wrongdoing.
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Eight candidates met the donor and polling qualifications to be on stage. For those who didn't, missing the debate could be a decisive moment in their campaigns.
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Eastman, a conservative attorney who pushed a plan to keep Donald Trump in power, turned himself in to authorities on charges in the Georgia case alleging an illegal plot to overturn the then-president’s 2020 election loss.
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The 2-hour debate will start at 9 p.m. on Wednesday on Fox News.
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The Iowa Republican caucuses are set for Jan. 15. The first Republican presidential debate, which Trump plans to skip, is scheduled for Wednesday in Milwaukee.
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The former president is charged in Georgia with scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss.
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Trump allegedly brought the Iran war plan to New Jersey and whipped it out to show underlings during an interview in summer 2021 as Meadows collected material for his book, 'The Chief’s Chief.'
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Some of the group's members have embraced the idea of a government work stoppage to force lower non-defense spending, though many Republicans disagree with that approach for fear of taking the blame from voters.
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Efforts to add the Pine Tree Amendment to the Maine Constitution are now being led by youth groups.
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The former president is facing dozens of criminal charges in four separate indictments, two of them anchored in the Republican's lie that he did not lose the 2020 presidential election.
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U.S., Japan and South Korea agree to expand security and economic ties at historic Camp David summitThe country's leaders have agreed to a new security pledge committing the 3 countries to consult with each other in the event of a security crisis or threat in the Pacific.
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At Camp David, Biden aims to nudge Japan and South Korea toward greater unity in complicated PacificPresident Biden is looking to use the summit at Camp David to urge South Korea and Japan to turn the page on their countries' difficult shared history.
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The state closed the 2023 fiscal year with a $141 million surplus, which is being used to fill Maine's 'rainy day' fund and build more affordable housing.
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Far-right Trump supporters have pressed Gov. Brian Kemp and others to pursue an overhaul of pardon rules after the former president was charged this week with orchestrating a 'criminal enterprise' to overturn his defeat in Georgia’s 2020 election.
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The Democrats also pointed to a new law that prohibits attempts to cause emotional distress or fear if motivated by race, sexual orientation or other factors.
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Donald Trump and 18 others are accused of committing various crimes as part of a scheme to keep Trump in power after his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.
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At issue is a Texas-based federal judge’s April ruling revoking the drug’s approval, which was granted more than 20 years ago by the Food and Drug Administration.
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Prosecutors said Sam Miele impersonated a high-ranking aide to a House member with leadership responsibilities, using a fake name and email address to trick at least a dozen prospective donors.
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Trump and close associates allegedly made phone calls to officials in three states - Pennsylvania, Arizona and Georgia - in a months-long pressure campaign.
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The House Speaker will need to win over a large portion of his Republican colleagues to pass the legislation.
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In an early example of the lengthy litigation ahead, lawyers for former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows filed a quick motion Tuesday to transfer the case from state to federal court.
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The indictment district attorney Fani Willis brought late Monday against Trump and 18 associates was the most sprawling case detailing the former president's desperate efforts to remain in power after he lost to Democrat Joe Biden.
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The indictment details dozens of acts by Trump and his allies to undo his defeat in Georgia.
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Donald Trump has now been indicted in a fourth case.
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Trump and his allies aggressively pushed to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia – taking actions that could result in criminal charges.
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A look at what that Trump has said, and what the law says.
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Defendants include former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani.
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A district attorney is widely expected to use Georgia's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations, or RICO, law to charge Trump and others for allegedly conspiring to overturn the state's 2020 election results.
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A common practice in drawing state legislative districts has come under question in Wisconsin, where a lawsuit is seeking to reshape voting districts before the 2024 elections
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A former lieutenant governor and an independent journalist say they were given notice to appear Tuesday before a grand jury in Georgia, an indication that Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis is finally moving to seek charges against former President Donald Trump and his allies.
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Threats against public officials have been steadily climbing in recent years, creating new challenges for law enforcement, civil rights and the health of American democracy.
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Democrats were already concerned about the president's age, his leadership on the economy and his stalled agenda in Congress.