The Democratic presidential nominee’s approach always has been an intentional contrast with President Trump, who thrives on conflict.
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Bath legislator faces challenge from downtown business owner
Rep. Sean Paulhus, a Democrat elected to the State House last year, is running against Republican Christina Hughes.
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Civic groups, retired Mainers push to ease absentee voting rules
The lawsuit seeking to relax absentee voting rules is opposed by the state and national Republican party, and President Trump’s re-election campaign.
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Facebook takes down Russian operation that recruited U.S. journalists
A report Tuesday finds that the Russian effort echoed past attempts to undermine support for Democratic Party candidates by appealing to left-wing U.S. voters.
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Councilors place six citizen referendums on November ballot
Referendums include pushes for an increased minimize wage, ban on facial surveillance technology, Green New Deal implementation, short-term rental restrictions, rent relief and no cap on cannabis businesses.
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Trump visits Kenosha, blames ‘far-left politicians’ for violence in wake of police shooting
The president did not meet with the family of Jacob Blake, the Black man who was shot in the back 7 times by a white police officer in Kenosha last week.
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New focus for campaign: Will Biden or Trump keep you safer?
The Democratic nominee accuses the president of causing the divisions that have ignited violence, while Trump suggests that Biden is powerless to stop extremists.
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Kanye West campaign in Virginia accused of deceptive signature gathering
New York magazine reported earlier this month that seven of his 13 electors said they didn’t know how their signatures were being used.
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Democrats seeking to compel in-person election security briefings
Maine Sen. Angus King says written updates are ‘flatly insufficient.’
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‘How dare we not vote?’ Black voters determined after D.C. march
Race in America is front and center during a pandemic that’s disproportionately affected Black Americans.