Multiple polls suggest that both would defeat the president in a head-to-head matchup, yet very few Democratic voters actually believe that’s the case.
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Democrats plan to return to work early for gun legislation
Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee will be returning early from their summer recess to consider gun-violence legislation in the wake of this month’s mass shootings in Texas and Ohio
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At N.H. rally, Trump dismisses fears about economy
The president tells rallygoers in Manchester that their financial security depends on his re-election.
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Judges rule that food, soap, sleep essential to migrant kids’ safety
A federal appeals panel dismisses a Trump administration bid to limit what must be provided.
Posted inElections, Nation & World, Politics
Trump’s New Hampshire struggle: Voters feeling ‘Trumpgret’
An August University of New Hampshire Survey Center poll found that 42% of New Hampshire adults approve of President Donald Trump while 53% disapprove.
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John Hickenlooper plans to drop out of 2020 presidential race
The former Colorado governor has struggled with fundraising and low polling numbers.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News, Politics
Planned Parenthood will forgo federal funds in Maine, U.S., over abortion ‘gag rule’
The reproductive health care provider will lose $400,000 a year for services in Maine rather than submit to a Trump administration rule that bars it from making abortion referrals.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
President-elect says Guatemala can’t do migrant deal with U.S.
Guatemalans make up one of the largest groups emigrating from Central American because of poverty and crime and President-elect Alejandro Giammattei says the country doesn’t have the capacity for its own people, let alone others.
Posted inElections, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News, Politics
Eric Brakey rounds up endorsements for congressional race
The Auburn Republican plans to announce formally next month that he will take on U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, a 2nd District Democrat serving his first term.
Posted inMaine, New England, News, Politics
Maine joins lawsuit challenging Trump’s move to allow more climate-altering gas emissions
Attorney General Aaron Frey added Maine to the more than 2 dozen state and local governments trying to protect Obama-era regulations that sought to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from power plants.