The Trump administration has appealed a similar New York decision to the Supreme Court, and the nation’s high court agreed to hear the case next month.
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Russian hackers targeting state, local government networks, U.S. warns
They steal data from at least 2 servers in their effort to denigrate Joe Biden.
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Tax records show Trump tried to land China projects
Foreign accounts do not show up on his public financial disclosures because they are held under corporate names.
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Final debate could thrust foreign policy back into presidential campaign
President Trump’s loudest foreign policy pitch isn’t about his record. It’s casting Biden as corrupt because of his son Hunter’s business associations in Ukraine and China.
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Biden, Gideon win mock elections in Maine schools
Democrats did well in the mock election exercise – a tradition in Maine schools – as students also chose incumbent Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden over their Republican challengers.
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Trump’s handling of pandemic takes center stage in final debate
While the president says the coronavirus is ‘going away’ and a vaccine will be ready in weeks, Joe Biden says, ‘Anyone who is responsible for that many deaths should not remain as president.’
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Trump’s path to victory hinges on Pennsylvania, Florida, tough odds
If Trump can claim both states and hold onto North Carolina and Arizona while playing defense in Georgia and Ohio, which he won handily in 2016 but where Biden is now competitive, he will win.
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Incumbent Skolfield faces challenger Bourgelais in House District 112
Thomas Skolfield, a Republican, looks for his fourth straight term facing Democrat and newcomer Peter Bourgelais.
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Donald Trump’s best path to victory hinges on Florida and Pennsylvania
President Donald Trump still has a path to the 270 Electoral College votes he needs to win reelection
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Senate panel advances Barrett despite Democrats’ boycott
Republicans have bristled at Democrats’ claim that the Affordable Care Act is in jeopardy if Barrett joins the court, but Trump told CBS ‘it will be so good’ if the court puts an end to the law.