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Sanders ends bid for presidency, leaving Biden as likely nominee
President Trump sought to foment the tension among Democrats by tweeting Wednesday that the party stacked the race against the Vermont senator.
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Wisconsin voters wait hours at the few open polling stations
Milwaukee, the state’s largest city and home to the largest concentration of black voters, operated just five of its 180 polling places.
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Trump shakes up press team as White House deals with virus
Stephanie Grisham is out as press secretary and Kayleigh McEnany is in.
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Maine’s June primary likely to be pushed to July because of coronavirus
Gov. Janet Mills says state officials are looking to hold it on July 14, and are preparing for possibly making it absentee-ballot only.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Politics
Angus King calls for investigation of Navy captain’s removal
Maine politicians spoke out Tuesday against a Navy leader, who resigned at day’s end, for his handling of the removal of a captain who sought to protect the crew of his COVID-19-stricken aircraft carrier.
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Mainers among the worst in providing answers to U.S. Census
State lags well behind the national average.
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Trump, Biden spoke by phone about coronavirus outbreak
The president says he had a ‘really wonderful, warm conversation’ about the pandemic with the Democratic presidential candidate.
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Biden raises idea of Democrats holding online convention
Officials announced on Thursday they were taking the unprecedented step of postponing the convention until August.
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From a distance, Maine’s congressional delegation continues to work
Maine’s four members of Congress are at home and taking precautions as they hear from constituents and try to keep the federal coronavirus response on track.