He falsely claims the pandemic ravaging the nation and endangering his re-election campaign was ‘disappearing.’
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Ballot delivery not an ‘acute’ concern for Maine’s top election official
Mainers broke records in the July primary when they cast more than 200,000 votes by absentee ballot, and Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap thinks that number will triple for November.
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Press Herald teams with Bangor Daily News, News Center to host U.S. Senate debate
The debate, which will feature Susan Collins, Sara Gideon, Lisa Savage and Max Linn, will be held at 7 p.m. on Sept. 11.
Posted inElections, Local & State, News, Politics, Uncategorized
Gideon unveils climate policies in her bid for U.S. Senate
The Democrat’s climate agenda includes supporting the U.S. rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement and requiring electric utilities to obtain some energy from renewable sources.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Russia is acting against Biden, and China opposes Trump, U.S. intelligence warns
The statement from the nation’s counterintelligence chief is believed to be the most pointed declaration by the U.S. intelligence community linking the Kremlin to efforts to get Trump reelected.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Nation & World, Politics
How Sen. Collins was lobbied to write the PPP exception that benefited hotel chains
The lobbyist who pushed for the change is a former longtime aide to the Maine senator.
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Playing electoral defense, Trump claims Biden opposes God
President Trump is engaging in a deeply personal attack on his presidential opponent, even questioning without foundation the former vice president’s faith in God.
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Sen. King raises concerns about U.S. Postal Service policies as election nears
King, a longtime advocate for the agency, warns a key Senate leader that post offices will struggle to keep up with mail-in ballots unless policies are changed.
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Former President Bush pays tribute to immigrants in new book
The book includes 43 portraits of immigrants painted by the 43rd president, along with biographical essays he wrote about each.
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New poll shows Gideon with slight lead in U.S. Senate race
Quinnipiac University’s survey of 807 registered Maine voters finds Republican Sen. Susan Collins trailing the Democratic House speaker by 4 points.