The Texas senator, who has the second-most delegates, stumps in Orono a day before Maine Republicans caucus to voice their preference for the party’s presidential nomination.
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Classrooms taking note of presidential campaign’s nastiness
Educators, parents and students say the candidates’ biggest applause lines and headline-grabbers fly in the face of appeals for students to be respectful and kind.
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Chorus growing to stop Trump, but not everyone’s in
Despite Mitt Romney’s unprecedented attack, there’s a growing sense that many party regulars are resigned to the front-runner as the Republican nominee.
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Clinton emails carry risk of political consequences
The Obama administration is in the awkard position of conducting a Justice Department probe during an election year.
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Cruz, Rubio team up to attack Trump as Republican debate gets down and dirty
Trump’s two closest competitors press him on his business practices and shifting policy positions, and the front-runner defends his sexual prowess.
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Trump and LePage among nation’s top Google searches during Thursday’s rally
The search terms “Donald Trump, Maine, Paul LePage” briefly reached No. 3 among Google’s most searched topics during the Portland campaign stop.
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What’s happening elsewhere on the 2016 presidential campaign trail
Latest developments across the nation in the campaigns of the Republican and Democratic candidates.
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Trump’s claim he built his empire with a ‘small loan’ from his father is false
An examination of the Republican presidential candidate’s story of how he began amassing a fortune.
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Donald Trump slams rivals as hundreds of supporters cheer him at rally in Portland
The Republican presidential candidate, who is introduced by Gov. Paul LePage, responds to scathing attacks by Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican nominee.
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Romney says Trump is ‘playing the American public for suckers’
The 2012 Republican presidential candidate and 2008 candidate John McCain attack Trump as the party looks for ways to block his path to the nomination.