A former Maine Republican chairman says the party he once led has abandoned its principles and deserves to lose the election.
Election 2020
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: When you love your neighbors but not their yard signs
What drives someone who is good to misunderstood animals to support a leader who thrives on cruelty?
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Posted inNation & World
Crises shake already chaotic campaign’s last month
But the election began as, and remains, a referendum on Trump’s turbulent presidency.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Third Republican senator confirms coronavirus infection
Aides to Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin say he’s tested positive for the coronavirus
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Invincibility punctured by infection: How the coronavirus spread in Trump’s White House
The White House’s handling of the period between the first known symptoms and the president’s infection is what experts considered a case study in irresponsibility and mismanagement.
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Super-PAC ad takes aim at Gideon’s health-care policies
The ad by American Crossroads relies heavily on studies funded by the insurance industry to critique Gideon’s support for a public option for Medicare.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Family Planning CEO: Mainers’ right to abortion is safe, for now. We must keep it that way
We should elect pro-choice legislators and press for an amendment protecting abortion rights in the state constitution.
Posted inLocal & State, Local Elections, News, Politics
Group launches campaign against 3 ballot questions in Portland
The Building a Better Portland political action committee says the measures to promote a green new deal and tenants’ rights would backfire and threaten the creation of affordable housing in the city.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Justice Department, FBI bracing for possible civil unrest on Election Day
The preparations take place against the backdrop of the president making exaggerated claims about voter fraud and urging his supporters to ‘go into the polls and watch very carefully.’
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A timeline of President Trump’s movements before his positive coronavirus test
In the early hours of Oct. 2, President Trump announced that he and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for COVID-19. Both are experiencing “mild symptoms.” At least three people who have been in close proximity to the president – Trump adviser Hope Hicks, Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah […]