Kimmel misrepresented himself to induce Santos to create personalized videos “capitalizing on and ridiculing” his “gregarious personality,” the lawsuit alleges.
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Posted inMaine, Politics
Special funds let Maine lawmakers raise and spend with few limits
While restrictions remain for campaign contributions to a legislative candidate, businesses and individuals can donate unlimited amounts to political action committees run by candidates after they’re elected. And some of their expenditures might surprise you.
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Posted inMaine, Nation & World, Politics
Sen. King warns that without U.S. help, ‘Russia will just take over’ in Ukraine
King, whose remarks were aired by ‘CBS Sunday Morning,’ has been an ardent supporter of a large military aid package for Ukraine and other U.S. allies.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump’s legal debts top a half-billion dollars. Will he have to pay?
Here’s what we know about what the former president owes, whether he’ll have to pay up, and what comes next.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Saving democracy is central to Biden’s campaign. Will it resonate with swing state voters?
Biden hopes the message energizes the same voters who turned out four years ago when Northampton County narrowly flipped his way after supporting Trump by a thin margin in 2016.
Posted inElections, Maine, Politics
Even voters in independent-minded Maine are taking sides in a polarized nation
Independents have the opportunity to shape the outcome of Maine’s Super Tuesday primaries, casting votes for the first time after the state loosened its rules to allow independents to vote in presidential contests.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Politics
Gas industry, environmentalists, consumer advocates negotiate study on future of natural gas in Maine
Numerous stakeholders are negotiating what a study would look like as legislation proposes to scale back Maine’s natural gas network.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin announces he won’t run for president in 2024
Manchin, the only Democrat holding statewide office in West Virginia, has been at odds with members of his own party over his support for coal and other fossil fuels.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Golden joins effort to break impasse on border security, Ukraine aid
Rep. Jared Golden of Maine is part of bipartisan coalition of 10 lawmakers in the U.S. House who have launched a long-shot bid to break a stalemate over providing military assistance to Ukraine and taking steps to secure the southern border.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump’s New York hush-money case will start March 25. It’s the first of his criminal trials
Assuming the New York case remains on schedule, it will open just weeks after the Super Tuesday elections.