The president continues to face criticism, from his Democratic opponent Joe Biden and other critics, over holding events that could spread COVID-19.
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Defiant Trump defends virus record in 1st post-COVID rally
After the White House sidestepped the question for days, the president’s doctor said Trump had tested negative for the virus and the doctor had concluded that Trump was not contagious.
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Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Biden makes big push in Ohio, once seen as long shot for him
Joe Biden is attempting to expand the battleground map and keep President Trump on the defensive in a state thought to be out of reach after veering right in the presidential race 4 years ago.
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Trump and Biden hit unlikely battleground state of Minnesota
Donald Trump almost won Minnesota in 2016 and sees it as a state he might peel away from Democrat Joe Biden in November.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
Cape, SoPotland, Scarborough voters to decide on school budget, Democratic primaries
CUMBERLAND COUNTY — Voters in Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough and South Portland will be at the polls on July 14 to decide a number of local and state issues, including school budgets and two primary races for state legislative seats. Officials in all three communities have said they are processing far more absentee ballots this year, […]
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Big win for ranked choice voting in Portland
Residents also overwhelmingly reject Question 1 to repeal an immunization law, and Democrats in Portland choose U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders to face Donald Trump in November.
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Rep. Sean Paulhus seeking re-election to House District 52
If re-elected, the Bath city councilor said he will keep the Midcoast’s rabid fox problem at the forefront of lawmakers’ minds in Augusta.
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Georgia election server showed signs of tampering, expert finds
Election integrity activists have filed a lawsuit seeking an overhaul of what they call the state’s unreliable and negligently run election system.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Two run for Portland’s District 3 School Board seat
PORTLAND — Adam Burk and Sam Rosenthal are vying for the District 3 School Board seat being left vacant by longtime member Laurie Davis, who is not running in the Nov. 5 election. School Board Chairman Roberto Rodriguez and member Anna Trevorrow, who are both uncontested, are also seeking re-election to their respective At-Large seats […]
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Strimling promises results that matter in second term
His focus would include protecting the middle class, as well an extending the property tax relief program, increasing minimum wage and instituting universal pre-K.