Golden, who needs support from Trump voters in November, predicted Donald Trump will win the presidency against incumbent President Biden, and said he can work with that.
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Gov. Mills urges Biden to reassure Maine voters
She tells him last week’s debate was “difficult to watch” and that she is looking forward to the president demonstrating “the same heart, determination and vigor that he brought” to a meeting of two dozen Democratic governors Wednesday night.
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Democrats in Congress torn between backing Biden for president and sounding alarm
So far, top Democratic leaders have mostly stood behind Biden in public statements.
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Susan Collins, Jared Golden withhold criticism of Supreme Court ruling, say impact is unclear
Their statements Tuesday stood in contrast to the reaction from the other 2 members of Maine’s congressional delegation, who were quick to criticize the court’s ruling on Monday.
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Pressure building on Biden to step aside, but many Democrats feel powerless to replace him
Three-quarters of U.S. voters – and more than half of Democratic voters – say the party would have a better chance of winning the presidency with someone else at the top of the ticket.
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Rep. Jared Golden says Donald Trump will win ‘and I’m OK with that’
The Lewiston Democrat predicts Joe Biden will lose the presidential election in November, and that democracy will not fail because ‘no one man is strong enough to take it away from us.’
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Judge delays Trump’s hush money sentencing until September after immunity ruling
The Supreme Court’s decision all but closes the door on the possibility that he could face trial in his 2020 election interference case before November.
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Gavin Newsom hailed within China after Biden’s debate troubles
President Xi Jinping gave Newsom an audience in Beijing last October, in his first meeting with a U.S. state governor in six years.
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Trump seeks to set aside New York hush money verdict hours after Supreme Court ruling
The judge has been asked delay Trump’s sentencing while the former president weighs the high court’s decision and how it could influence the case.
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Angus King, Chellie Pingree criticize Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity
The nation’s highest court ruled Monday that former President Donald Trump is entitled to immunity for official actions taken in response to his 2020 election loss.