South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s security detail engaged a man who had 2 weapons, but a spokesperson said the Republican governor ‘was not in harm’s way’ at any point.
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Media election planners prepare for a night of unknowns
Election nights always have surprises, but the worry this year is being driven by the large number of people voting early or by mail, in part driven by the coronavirus.
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Maine election clerks begin processing flood of absentee ballots
Clerks can remove ballots from envelopes and run them through optical scanning machines, but the votes can’t be tallied until the polls close next Tuesday.
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Jill Biden urges crowd in Bangor to help get nation ‘back on track’
The wife of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden called on voters to support Sara Gideon and help the party regain control of the U.S. Senate.
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Biden vows unity can ‘save this country,’ while Trump talks up economy
While Democrat Joe Biden worked to expand the electoral map in the South, President Trump focused on the Democrats’ ‘blue wall’ states that he flipped in 2016.
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Amy Coney Barrett sworn in at Supreme Court as issues important to Trump await
No justice has assumed office so close to a presidential election or immediately confronted issues so directly tied to the incumbent president’s political and personal fortunes.
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If you didn’t mail your absentee ballot today, here’s what to do next
With Election Day only 7 days off, officials warn that any ballots mailed after Oct. 27 night not be received in time to count.
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In 1984, a Mainer cast the first-ever vote for Joe Biden for president
Keron Kerr said Monday she alone backed him at the Democratic convention because he wowed with his speech, his thinking and his smile.
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Trump, Biden hit battleground Pennsylvania, with far different approaches
The president stages rallies with thousands of largely mask-less supporters, while the former vice president meets with a few dozen supporters outside a field office.
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Man charged in burning of ballot drop box in Boston
The box contained more than 120 ballots.