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at 11:49 AMOn issues from abortion to Ukraine, the two 2nd District congressional hopefuls differ on what should be done.
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at 10:03 AMThe agency's new executive director started her job in August with 30-plus years of experience at the intersection of arts and government.
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The one-hour debates will be held in television studios without an audience.
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September 28Immigration and border security are top issues in Arizona, the only battleground state that borders Mexico.
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September 28The surge in campaign donations in Maine and across the country reflects renewed enthusiasm among Democratic donors for Vice President Kamala Harris' candidacy, but it by no means guarantees victory in November.
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September 28Johnson's 1964 visit drew what may have been the largest crowd Portland has ever seen. Sixty years later, those in attendance still remember the group's energy.
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September 27His declaration that he can best protect their freedoms while preemptively blaming some if he loses in November incenses some religious leaders.
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September 27The first-term Democrat maintains he did nothing wrong and has vowed to stay in office, rebuffing growing calls for him to quit.
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September 27The proposed acquisition of the Maine DOT lot on U.S. Route 2, where the district currently parks its buses, would come at no cost to local taxpayers since it is part of MSAD 54’s new elementary school construction project, according to district officials.
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September 28Some say the proposal for a new flag on the Nov. 5 ballot is an attempt to erase history, while others argue it's related to Christian nationalism. To most, though, the meanings of our state flag and its potential replacement are more personal.
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September 26Maine's independent senator says he got to know Vice President Kamala Harris when they both served on the Senate Intelligence Committee.
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September 26The Trump team has vigorously objected to the filing, saying it could lead to the airing of unflattering details in the 'sensitive' pre-election time period.
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September 26Those facing confirmation votes include a new fire marshal and the commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services.
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September 26Jeffrey Gilbert, a Republican, and Gary McGrane, a Democrat are seeking the position.
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September 27The Nov. 5 election will decide who replaces Ray Caron, who stepped down abruptly from the council earlier this month and ended his reelection bid.
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September 26Eight residents are vying for five seats on the Franklin County Commission.
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September 26New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, faces conspiracy, wire fraud and bribery charges in a five-count indictment outlining a decade-long trail of corruption.
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September 26The indictment marks a stunning fall for Adams, a former police captain who won election nearly 3 years ago, becoming the mayor of the nation’s largest city.
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September 25House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., billed the measure as doing 'only what's absolutely necessary.'
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September 25Investigators found that there was no clear chain of command among the Secret Service and other security agencies and no plan for coverage of the building where the shooter climbed up to fire the shots.
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September 25More than 5,400 people per week registered to vote in the second and third weeks of September, and over 73,000 voters have requested absentee ballots this election cycle.
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September 24Prosecutors say Ryan Wesley Routh kept in his car a handwritten list of venues in August, September and October at which Trump had appeared or was expected to be present.
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September 25Early spending by both parties reveals which races are seen as the most competitive, and the ones that could alter the balance of power at the State House.
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September 24This is the second in a four-part series on eight people running for five new commission districts.
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September 24Across the U.S., including in some of the nation’s presidential swing states, new or recently altered state laws are changing how Americans will vote, tally ballots and administer and certify November’s election.
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September 23The jury found one person liable in a civil trial over a so-called 'Trump Train' that surrounded a Biden-Harris campaign bus in 2020.
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September 23The suspect wrote a note months earlier saying that he intended to kill the former president, the Justice Department said.
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September 24Eric Brakey of Auburn said 2nd District move would prevent imposition of a 'radical' agenda on rural Mainers.
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September 26Eight Franklin County residents are seeking election to represent residents in five new districts. This is the first of a four-part series.
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September 23Her spouse allegedly had a 'personal relationship' with a New York magazine reporter.
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September 23With the election just weeks away, few lawmakers in either party had any appetite for the brinksmanship that often leads to a shutdown.
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Election officials here say voters of both major parties trust that Maine's elections are free and fair because they are run by local towns and by people who are well known in the community.
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September 23The tense divisiveness on the national stage can feel far away from this Waldo County town.
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September 21At least four times, tips were made to the FBI, State Department and other U.S. government agencies that raised suspicions about the man accused in the apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Florida.
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September 20ProPublica reported this week that two Georgia women died after they did not get proper medical treatment for complications from taking abortion pills to end their pregnancies.
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September 20The report details a series of 'communications deficiencies' with local law enforcement before the July shooting and makes clear that the Secret Service knew the rally site posed a security challenge.
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September 20The event comes as Vice President Kamala Harris is working to continue to share her governing philosophy with voters during her abbreviated presidential campaign.
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September 20A resident told city councilors that having one up-or-down vote on funding for a number of unrelated projects deprives voters of choice.
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September 20Among those surveyed, 50% in the state said they planned to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential race and 41% said they would vote for former President Donald Trump.
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September 20Question 4 asks voters to approve funding that would be used for grants to build, repair and maintain non-motorized, motorized and multiuse trails.
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September 18Lawmakers are not close to completing work on the dozen annual appropriations bills that will fund federal agencies during the next fiscal year, so they’ll need to approve a stopgap measure to prevent a partial shutdown.
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September 19It's the largest ad buy since Labor Day, the traditional start of the fall campaign season, and comes after Democrats mailed flyers opposing a Republican candidate trying to flip a Senate seat in Windham.
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September 19Voters will weigh a proposal to borrow $10 million to help restore old buildings owned by government agencies or nonprofits across the state.
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September 18While it's doubtful the Senate would pass the measures, the move is designed to send a message to the Netanyahu regime that its war effort is eroding longtime bipartisan support for Israel.
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September 17Meanwhile, the former president held a town hall in Michigan, stoking fear about the upcoming election's integrity.
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September 17Sen. Susan Collins of Maine was 1 of only 2 Republicans who voted with Democrats to move forward on the bill.
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September 17Ryan Wesley Routh is charged at the federal level with gun crimes, but additional charges are possible.
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September 19The bond would provide funding that would be used to leverage matching private and federal support for capital projects in key technology sectors determined by the state.
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September 16Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says he’ll work with state election officials to address concerns about mail-in ballots after they warned of persistent problems during the primary season
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September 16Several little-known pro-Trump candidates are running for Congress in key races as independents, and an Associated Press review finds they were recruited and backed by the same shadowy group.
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September 16Springfield City Hall, several schools and state motor vehicle offices in Springfield were forced to evacuate last week after receiving bomb threats.
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September 17The Navy still owns the airport hangar where 51,000 gallons of toxic firefighting foam was discharged after an overhead fire suppression system with a deficient service record malfunctioned.
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September 16The federal government is warning that allowing people to bet on the outcome of U.S. elections poses too much of a risk to be allowed in the United States
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September 17Voters will be asked if they want to limit PAC contributions to $5,000. The measure is likely to be challenged in court if it passes.
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September 16The Health and Human Services Committee votes 10-2 in favor of Sara Gagné-Holmes' nomination, which now goes to the full Senate.
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September 16The bill would require the armed services to utilize state laws, such as Maine's yellow flag law, to disarm people who are a threat to themselves and others. It was introduced a little less than one year after the state's deadliest mass shooting.
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September 15At stake in the next two months are the votes of frustrated homebuyers and renters in battleground states.
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September 16Only 1.3% of all homes and buildings in Maine are covered under the National Flood Insurance Program and participation has fallen sharply over the past 15 years.
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September 16The man arrested in connection with the shooting is named Ryan Wesley Routh, law enforcement officials said.
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September 13Walz spoke at a rally at Thompson's Point Friday night after stops in Bangor as part of a blitz by the Harris-Walz campaign on the heels of the presidential debate.
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September 13Pope Francis highlights what he calls the presidential candidates' anti-life policies on abortion and migration.
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September 12The Republican nominee posted Thursday on Truth Social that 'THERE WILL BE NO THIRD DEBATE!' He also suggested that a 'prizefighter' who loses a bout is always the one to call for a rematch.
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September 11Just 55 days before the election, the Republican presidential candidate has emerged from a rocky contest against his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris, looking to regain his footing.
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September 11Some 9/11 victims’ relatives appealed to presidential candidates for accountability as the U.S. marked an anniversary laced with election-season politics.
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September 11State and local election officials say problems with the nation's mail delivery system threaten to disenfranchise voters and that repeated outreach to the Postal Service to resolve the issues had failed.
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September 11The stops are part of a Harris-Walz push to rally voters and build enthusiasm as the campaign enters its final 2 months.
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September 11The $30 million bond, which goes to voters in November, would pay for engineers, heavy equipment and laborers needed to build trails that will withstand climate change and make Maine a world-class outdoor recreation leader, advocates say.
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Incumbent Rep. Jared Golden questions Austin Theriault's commitment to Second Amendment rights following a report that the Republican challenger called police about a man 'walking onto his front porch holding an AR-15.'
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September 11Taylor Swift, calling herself a ‘childless cat lady,’ endorsed Kamala Harris for president shortly after the debate ended on Tuesday night.
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September 11Harris opened the debate by marching across the stage to shake Trump’s hand, an exchange that set the tone for the next 90 minutes.
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September 10In the first debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, their highly different views of the country provided a stark contrast between their agendas.
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September 10Rather than a unifying moment, the event took place against the backdrop of a bitter, partisan back-and-forth over who is to blame for the rushed and deadly evacuation from Kabul.
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September 10House Speaker Mike Johnson is vowing to press ahead with requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration as part of a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown
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September 10The two-term senator from Maine is a member of both the Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs committees.
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September 11The high-pressure matchup offered Americans their most expansive look at a campaign that’s been dramatically changed just hours before the first early presidential ballots will be distributed.