Maine’s senior senator says the Senate may begin the process of reviewing President Trump’s nominee to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg, but a vote shouldn’t take place before the election.
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Posted inAmy Calder, Election 2020, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: Vote early as the line and wait on Election Day may be long
With a big presidential election coming up Nov. 3, coupled with challenges created by the pandemic, voting will be different this year, but we have to face them head on and vote, Amy Calder writes.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Assange lawyer says Trump offered a deal to avoid extradition in exchange for documents
The alleged “win-win” deal by President Donald Trump would allow Assange to avoid extradition to the U.S. if he revealed the source of a leak of documents from the Democratic Party ahead of the 2016 election.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Poll shows Democrats including Gideon and Biden ahead in Maine
The survey by the New York Times and Siena College showed Democrat Sara Gideon up 5 points in the U.S. Senate race and Biden up 17 points in the presidential race.
Posted inPolitics
Trump downplays legacy of slavery in appeal to white voters
Trump has long fanned the nation’s culture wars, including defending the display of the Confederate battle flag and monuments of Civil War rebels from protesters seeking their removal.
Posted inBusiness, Election 2020, Maine
Eric Trump tells Maine lobstermen: ‘We will never, ever let you down’
At a campaign event in Saco, President Trump’s son touts his father’s support for the iconic fishing industry as the reason Maine should vote to give him a second term.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Maine, Politics
Pandemic relief lands front and center in 2nd District congressional race
Jared Golden and Dale Crafts each want more relief for those struggling, but they differ on how best to do it.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Federal judge blocks Postal Service changes blamed for slowing mail
A federal judge finds that the actions of President Trump and USPS chief Louis DeJoy are politically motivated and likely to harm the running of the November election.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Barr tells prosecutors to consider sedition charges against some protesters
A department memo argues that the rarely used sedition statute doesn’t require proof of a plot to overthrow the government.
Posted inElection 2020, Maine, News, Politics
Groups promoting absentee ballots sowing confusion among Maine voters
City clerks say mailings and emails by political campaigns and get-out-the-vote groups are triggering a flood of calls from voters who already have requested their ballots.