In a rare spontaneous moment: Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump’s chief defenders, stopped Rep. Adam Schiff to shake his hand and compliment him on his arguments for Trump’s removal.
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Trump vs. Bloomberg: A pricey knife fight over political futures
Bloomberg is making the case that he is what Trump is not: a builder, a billionaire, a problem-solver with a steady temperament and one of the world’s leading philanthropists.
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Trump, a late convert to the cause, attends anti-abortion rally
On the National Mall in Washington, he becomes the first sitting president to speak at the March for Life.
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Where you get your news influences how you feel about Trump’s impeachment
Pew is launching an Election News Pathways project to help Americans understand the relationship between news consumption habits and political perceptions and beliefs.
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Collins says she raised concerns about Senate decorum just before chief justice admonished legal teams
The exchange came early Wednesday after House impeachment managers and President Trump’s lawyers traded accusations and insinuations on the Senate floor.
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Stacey Abrams, who called loss in Georgia race tainted, warns Maine audience of voter suppression
Abrams, the first black woman in U.S. history to win a major party gubernatorial nomination, speaks to 900 in Portland.
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House upholds veto of bill to let candidates put their nicknames on ballot
Rep. ‘Billy Bob’ Faulkingham, the bill’s sponsor, says many voters in his district wouldn’t recognize his given name.
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Planned Parenthood endorses Gideon over Sen. Collins for Senate
Planned Parenthood says Collins ‘turned her back’ on women, citing her vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
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Sen. Collins ranks as least-popular senator in new poll
The poll from the Morning Consult finds a 52% disapproval rate for Collins among Maine voters surveyed.
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Opponents of Maine vaccine law have big lead in fundraising race
New finance reports for PACs involved in the campaigns over Question 1 show that opponents of the new vaccine law have outraised supporters 5 to 1.