Less than 2 weeks until Election Day, some of Trump’s most senior former advisers are warning Americans to take his militaristic impulses seriously.
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Obama, Springsteen join Harris to energize campaign’s final sprint
In the final days of a tumultuous race, Democrats deploy star power to motivate uncertain voters.
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Bill Cohen joins growing list of Republicans backing Harris over Trump
The former Republican U.S. senator and secretary of defense from Bangor wrote of Trump, ‘those who know him best respect him least. They have given us fair warning.’
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Trump says if he takes office, he’ll fire special counsel Jack Smith ‘within 2 seconds’
Smith has brought two federal cases against Trump. One, accusing him of illegally retaining classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, was dismissed in July. The other, charging Trump with plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
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Harris calls Trump ‘a fascist’ after John Kelly says he wants generals like Hitler’s
Speaking at a CNN town hall, Vice President Kamala Harris said comments by former chief of staff John Kelly offer a window into who the former president ‘really is’ and the kind of commander in chief he would be.
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More than 1/3 of Mainers don’t feel confident about integrity of presidential election, report says
While 60% of Mainers said they were confident that votes will be accurately tallied, 35% said they disagreed.
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Election officials are fighting a tsunami of voting conspiracy theories
Less than 2 weeks before Election Day, a resurgence of misinformation and conspiracy theories about voting is forcing state and local election officials to spend their time debunking rumors and explaining how elections are run.
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Harris outraised Trump nearly 8-to-1 across Maine in September
The vice president’s $1 million fundraising haul in September signals support, but a deluge of spending from outside groups and an opponent who defies political norms complicates that calculation.
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Early-voting data shows Republican reversal appears to be paying off
Record-setting turnout includes Republican voters, who appear to be responding to former president Trump’s pivot from trashing early voting to encouraging it.
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Rudy Giuliani ordered to turn over NYC apartment, watches to election workers he defamed
Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea ‘Shaye’ Moss, won a $148 million judgment over Giuliani’s false fraud claims against them related to the 2020 presidential election.