The former attorney general ousted by President Trump plans to run for his old seat in the U.S. Senate.
Election 2020
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Is Sen. Collins running in 2020? Not yet, officially, but you’d never know it.
Maine’s Republican senator, seen by Democrats as someone they can unseat, is widely expected to seek another term but keeps saying she will decide ‘in the fall.’
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Texas Democrat Beto O’Rourke quits the presidential race
The former congressman could not duplicate the fundraising and campaigning excitement he stirred with his 2018 race to try to unseat Republican Sen. Ted Cruz.
Posted inNation & World, Politics, Religion and Values
Trump fires up religious critics with job for televangelist
The president’s personal pastor, Paula White, now has a formal role heading his Faith and Opportunity Initiative.
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Early and pricey: Trump’s World Series ad an expensive pitch
It’s highly unusual for a presidential incumbent to make a national ad buy so far out from the election, and this one cost $250,000.
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Filing period opens for New Hampshire’s presidential primary
The lengthy list of 2020 presidential hopefuls has started growing longer as candidates begin signing up in Concord.
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Our View: Maine 2nd District candidate’s gun raffle is an immature political stunt
Eric Brakey may think he’s being provocative, but he ought to know better.
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Out-of-state donors flood Maine’s closely watched U.S. Senate race
In a campaign that could decide control of the Senate in 2020, they make the vast majority of $200-plus donations to Susan Collins and Sara Gideon.
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While Trump rakes in cash, some Senate Republicans lag in 3rd quarter
Fundraising numbers so far suggest that much of the enthusiasm among the Republican base is focused on the president and doesn’t necessarily translate to Republicans running for other offices.
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Trump embraces natural gas industry on visit to Pennsylvania
The president sees his pro-industry policies as a boost to his chances of winning the battleground state again.