The Trump campaign, the Republican National Committee and an allied super PAC raised more than $170 million in May, including tens of millions that came in after his May 30 conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
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Vote recount confirms Denise Tepler as winner of Maine Senate race decided by less than 1% margin
The manual recount was held Thursday at 45 Commerce Drive in Augusta following the close race.
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Biden’s campaign announces a $50 million advertising blitz highlighting Trump’s conviction
The president has frequently talked about Trump’s 34 felony convictions while decrying the former president for claiming that the case against him was politically motivated.
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George Clooney, Julia Roberts help Biden raise $28 million at fundraiser
Some of Hollywood’s brightest stars have headlined a glitzy fundraiser for President Joe Biden, helping raise what his reelection campaign said was $28 million and hoping to energize would-be supporters ahead of a November election that they argued was among the most important in the nation’s history
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Opinion: Trump’s short list for vice president is uninspired and problematic
Most of the prospects are simply not ready for prime time.
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Why the nation’s eyes will be drawn to Maine’s 2nd House District race this fall
U.S. Rep. Jared Golden is seeking a fourth term in Congress against state Rep. Austin Theriault, a former NASCAR driver who easily won the Republican primary after being endorsed by former President Donald Trump.
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Our View: School funding shouldn’t come to a scrum
Too often, Mainers fight tooth and nail to get voters’ blessing for school projects. Isn’t there a better way?
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Trump unites fractious Capitol Hill Republicans behind him as November looms
The Hill summit marked a pivot point in the Republican campaign to recapture the White House, win the Senate majority and expand control of the House.
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Trump, seeking to show unity, to meet with Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill
It will also be Donald Trump’s first public visit to Capitol Hill since the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and his first since his felony convictions.
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Scarborough voters approve $56.1 million school budget
The combined budget is up 4.2% from this year’s and has a 1.5%, tax increase, before town-wide revaluation calculations.