A petition drive announced Tuesday aims to put the question to the state’s voters in November.
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As Iowans caucus, activists push election conspiracy theories
One example: Conservative pundits used Twitter and YouTube to wrongly allege that more adults are registered to vote in eight Iowa counties than actually live there.
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Follow the money: See who’s contributing to Collins, Gideon in Maine’s Senate race
Click on the arrows to see each candidate’s donations.
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See who is contributing to Betsy Sweet
This searchable database includes all itemized individual donations of $200 or more (or additional donations by individuals who have exceeded $200 for the election) as well as PAC contributions to the 2020 U.S. Senate campaign of Democrat Betsy Sweet of Hallowell. The database covers the period from July 1 through Dec. 31, 2019. Other candidates […]
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In Iowa, anxiety and unpredictability on eve of caucuses
Four Democratic presidential candidates are locked in a fight for victory Monday, with others still in position to pull off strong finishes.
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Bloomberg, Trump spending millions on Super Bowl campaign ads
Each campaign is spending an estimated $10 million on 60 seconds of airtime.
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Gideon raised $3.5 million for Senate run in final quarter of 2019
The top Democratic challenger to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins releases her latest fundraising numbers.
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Mike Bloomberg campaigns in Maine with eye toward Super Tuesday primaries
The businessman and former New York City mayor says he is focusing on making the case against Donald Trump rather than defeating other contenders for the Democratic nomination.
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Face of impeachment: Schiff sets tone with appeals to Senate
In a rare spontaneous moment: Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump’s chief defenders, stopped Rep. Adam Schiff to shake his hand and compliment him on his arguments for Trump’s removal.
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Trump vs. Bloomberg: A pricey knife fight over political futures
Bloomberg is making the case that he is what Trump is not: a builder, a billionaire, a problem-solver with a steady temperament and one of the world’s leading philanthropists.