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Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Let the ballot eligibility process run its course

by The Editorial Board January 7, 2024January 7, 2024

Clamor over Secretary Bellows’ decision – from all sides – does more harm than good.

Op-eds, Opinion

The Maine Millennial: Republican hypocrisy is exhausting

by Victoria Hugo-Vidal January 7, 2024January 6, 2024

The threats to Secretary of State Shenna Bellows are an overreaction – at best.

Nation & World, News, Politics

Following Biden’s campaign speech in Pennsylvania, Trump mocks Biden over stutter

by Matt Viser and Isaac Arnsdorf The Washington Post January 6, 2024January 6, 2024

A few hours after Biden had given a sweeping denunciation of Trump, calling him a sore loser and a threat to American democracy, the former president made fun of Biden’s childhood speaking impediment.

Nation & World, News, Politics

Trump offers his sharpest critique of Nikki Haley yet as Iowa caucuses near

by Marianne LeVine The Washington Post January 6, 2024January 6, 2024

Trump’s sharpest critiques of Haley on Friday night focused on the border, a theme his campaign outlined in a recent New Hampshire ad.

Nation & World, Politics

Biden warns against Trump reelection after Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a day ‘we nearly lost America’

by COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press January 5, 2024January 5, 2024

The speech, President Biden’s first political event of the election year, was intended to clarify the expected choice for voters this fall.

Nation & World, News, Politics

Liz Cheney urges New Hampshire primary voters to take a stand against Republican ‘cowardice’

by HOLLY RAMER Associated Press January 5, 2024January 5, 2024

Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, had been a leading Republican voice for years.

Election 2024 Trump Insurrection Amendment

Nation & World, Politics

U.S. Supreme Court will decide if Trump can be kept off 2024 presidential ballots

by MARK SHERMAN and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press January 5, 2024January 6, 2024

The court will be considering for the first time the meaning and reach of a provision of the 14th Amendment barring some people who ‘engaged in insurrection’ from holding public office.