One persistent theme in the Democratic National Convention so far: Portray President Donald Trump as unsuited for the White House.
Donald Trump
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Is anti-Trump anger enough to propel Biden into the White House?
The fight this time around must be waged in the hearts and minds of those whose past political indifference helped land us in the mess we’re in today.
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Posted inBill Nemitz, Local & State, Op-eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: When the mail slowed, Maine postal workers picked up their whistles
Without front-line workers willing to sound the alarm, the postal service crisis may have gone undetected far longer.
Posted inNation & World
Facebook bans some, but not all, QAnon groups, accounts
The company is stopping short of banning the right-wing conspiracy movement outright.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Scarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Two mail-sorting machines removed at USPS processing center in Scarborough
‘The damage is done. Those machines aren’t coming back,’ says the local union president.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Michelle Obama makes clear that we can choose to be better than this
What lifted her speech was not its indictment of the current president, but its appeal to misplaced ideals of American fairness.
Posted inNation & World
At least 21 states plan to sue USPS over mail delays, despite rollback of policy changes
Even after the postmaster general announced he will reverse his new policies, the attorneys general said his statement did not change their legal strategy, which is to obtain the force of a court decision to protect mail service.
Posted inElections, Nation & World, Politics
Democrats make it official, nominate Biden to take on Trump
Former vice president Joe Biden used the 2nd night of the 4-day convention to feature a mix of party elders from both parties to make the case that he has the experience and energy to repair chaos that Trump has created at home and abroad.
Posted inElections, Nation & World, Politics
Read the report: Senate Intelligence panel finds Russia interfered in 2016 election on behalf of Trump
The Senate panel described its report, totaling more than 1,300 pages, as “the most comprehensive description to date of Russia’s activities and the threat they posed.”
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Three takeaways from the 1st night of the Democratic National Convention
Former first lady Michelle Obama might have provided the line about President Trump that could live the longest.