Jared Golden and Dale Crafts each want more relief for those struggling, but they differ on how best to do it.
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Russia seeks to stop Biden from winning election, FBI chief says
Moscow views him as part of an anti-Russian American establishment, FBI Director Christopher Wray told lawmakers during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing Thursday.
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Poll shows Gideon with large lead over Collins, but leaves out 2 independent candidates
The Quinnipiac University survey shows the Democrat up 54% to 42% over Sen. Susan Collins, but pollsters didn’t ask about independents Lisa Savage and Max Linn.
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Legislative free-for-all gives Democrats 24 uncontested seats
For the first time since 1998, more than 30 seats in the Maine Legislature will go to candidates, mostly Democrats, who face no opposition in November.
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Requests for absentee ballots in Maine approach 200,000
The latest numbers from Maine’s secretary of state suggest voters will cast a record number of absentee ballots in 2020.
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Maine’s high court hears arguments on citizen’s veto of ranked-choice voting
The supreme court heard from opposing lawyers in a case that will determine if a ranked-choice system will be used to award Maine’s four Electoral College votes in November’s presidential election.
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Biden assembles legal team, anticipating court challenges in divisive 2020 election
Biden’s presidential campaign says the legal war room will work to ensure that elections are properly administered and votes are correctly counted.
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Trump spurns science on climate as he and Biden face off over wildfires
The president suggests that the planet is going to start to unexpectedly cool, which experts say is at odds with reality.
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Lively U.S. Senate debate puts front-runners Collins and Gideon on the hot seat
In one of the nation’s most closely watched races, the candidates challenge one another on health care, racial inequality, judicial nominations and dark money in politics. You can watch it here.
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In Senate debate, Collins, Gideon share stage for the first time
The televised debate in Maine’s closely watched U.S. Senate race was co-hosted and live streamed by the Portland Press Herald, the Bangor Daily News and News Center Maine.