The tape makes the rounds on social media, driven by Breitbart.
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Outside group funding ad campaign against King re-election bid
The $100,000 effort to boost the candidacy of Republican challenger Eric Brakey, a state senator from Auburn, is funded almost entirely by Andrew Beal, a Texas banker who gave $2 million to support the election of Donald Trump in 2016.
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Challengers’ task: Portray Sen. King as out of touch
That’s no easy feat given the Maine independent’s popularity, but two millennial candidates are ready to tango on North Korea, guns and Trump.
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Two candidates vie to unseat Sen. Angus King
A Republican and a Democrat hope to deny the popular senator a second term.
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Internships could lead college students to stay in Maine, Sen. King says
The independent senator envisions a program that would boost the state’s economy by helping to address the need for young workers.
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Maine women lobby Sens. Collins and King to vote against Trump’s high court nominee
The women are part of a lobbying effort by Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, which sees Brett Kavenaugh’s nomination as a threat to legal abortion.
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Russian-backed troll Twitter accounts targeted Maine politicians
Sen. Collins came under fire particularly for her Affordable Care Act vote in 2017, when she was blasted with hundreds of critical tweets from a right-wing perspective.
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Historic Biddeford mill to install state’s largest privately owned solar array
The Pepperell Mill Campus plans to announce details of the project Friday.
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Maine senators want U.S. to set aside day to celebrate lobster
Sept. 25 would be ‘National Lobster Day,’ recognizing the historic and economic importance of the lobster industry.
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Sens. Collins and King, Rep. Poliquin testify against tariffs on Canadian newsprint
They cite damage to various domestic industries, including newspapers, and urge the International Trade Commission to advise the U.S. to rescind the tariffs.