The election calendar is turning to Nevada and South Carolina, two states with substantial minority populations.
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Trump’s tweets ‘make it impossible for me to do my job,’ says attorney general
The remarkable public rebuke of the president by a member of his Cabinet arose from a crisis of confidence at the Justice Department.
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Our View: A week of lessons learned by Sen. Collins and the nation
Following Republican senators’ capitulation in the impeachment trial, nothing is stopping President Trump from settling scores and seizing power.
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Once wary, Eric Brakey has come to embrace Donald Trump
The Republican congressional hopeful once called him “a disaster,” but now, locked in a three-way primary, views Trump as “the best president in my lifetime.”
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: What’s in a nickname? Maybe the 2020 presidential election
Democrats should take a cue from President Trump and think of an easy-to-remember moniker that hints at his greatest weakness.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Four prosecutors quit Roger Stone case after DOJ undercuts sentence recommendation
It is exceedingly rare, particularly in a high-profile case like that of the former Trump aide, for the Justice Department to reverse its own prosecutors on a sentencing recommendation.
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Trump’s $4.8 trillion budget proposal seeks big cuts to domestic programs
He also proposes again to slash funding for overseas military operations to save $567 billion over 10 years but adds $1.5 trillion over the same time frame to make his 2017 tax cuts permanent law.
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Amazon wants to depose Trump over loss of military contract
Amazon was considered an early front-runner for a project that Pentagon officials have described as critical to advancing the U.S. military’s technological advantage over adversaries.
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After impeachment fight, political battle shifts to effect on Senate campaigns
Democrats are targeting GOP senators in Maine, Arizona and North Carolina who voted to acquit Trump. Republicans are emerging from the trial with their own level of confidence.
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Democrats on edge after 2020 election season’s ragged launch
The turbulent start has crystallized the challenges confronting Democrats in trying to mount a challenge to an incumbent backed by a united Republican Party and fortified by a soaring economy.