The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and his advisers vow to unleash a tsunami of change.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Unemployed Americans losing $600 in benefits as talks stall
The White House chief of staff says Democrats rejected reasonable offers, while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi derides Republicans for trying to advance a short-term fix.
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Posted inLocal & State, Local Elections, News, Politics
Incumbent Kim Rosen wins Republican primary recount in Senate District 8
The two-term Republican incumbent fended off primary challenger Larry Lockman by 52 votes in a closely watched primary. Rosen will now face Democratic challenger Beverly Ulenhake in the Nov. 3 election.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Watchdog group says Trump campaign improperly hiding $170 million in spending
A government oversight group says President Donald Trump’s reelection effort is hiding the funds by routing payments through companies tied to his former campaign manager.
Posted inElections, Local & State, Politics
Republican powerbroker’s bid to thwart Max Linn’s U.S. Senate campaign went awry
Linn accused former state GOP leader Charlie Webster of threatening him to try to help Susan Collins’ reelection bid.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Politics
Waterville Democrats nominate former City Councilor Jay Coelho as candidate for mayor
Along with Coelho, 11 other Democrats were nominated as the party’s candidates in the November election.
Posted inNation & World, Politics, Uncategorized
Herman Cain, former Republican presidential candidate, dies of COVID-19 complications
While it’s not clear when or where he was infected, but he was hospitalized less than 2 weeks after attending a Trump campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in June.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump floats idea of delaying election, a virtual impossibility
The date of the presidential election – the Tuesday after the first Monday in November – is enshrined in federal law and would require an act of Congress to change.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News, Politics
Republican-funded PAC spends $1 million on ads attacking Collins for not opposing Trump
The Lincoln Project, a national super PAC, was established by a group of Republicans who oppose President Trump and are working to unseat Republican senators they view as his supporters.
Posted inPolitics
Biden vows to fight racial inequality with economic agenda
Part of his plan is to build 1.5 million new homes and public housing units in hopes of addressing the nation’s affordable housing crisis.