The president says he had a ‘really wonderful, warm conversation’ about the pandemic with the Democratic presidential candidate.
Donald Trump
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: A virus is raging. The economy is in free fall. Why Trump’s approval rating has gone up
The surge can be attributed to bipartisan support for the president’s crisis management – but it has been relatively small, and it probably won’t last long.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Some U.S. leaders take ‘do as I say, not as I do’ virus stance
Even as the U.S. has largely hunkered down, some powerful people in Washington have defied preventative measures aimed at curbing the spread of the contagious coronavirus
Posted inNation & World
Congress, White House race to draft $1 trillion coronavirus rescue package
The challenges are apparent as lawmakers labor over eye-popping sums and striking federal interventions, surpassing even the 2008-09 bank bailout and stimulus.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump angrily defends his handling of coronavirus pandemic
The president spent much of Friday’s news briefing in a fury, sparring with reporters he deemed overly critical of the response.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Virus testing failure has consequences
Maine’s economy and the nation’s will take a beating because we didn’t prepare for this outbreak.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Collins says Trump should ‘step back’ and let coronavirus experts do the talking
Maine’s senior senator said she has been dissatisfied with ‘inconsistent’ messaging on coronavirus from the federal government.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Follow the Money: See what Mainers are donating to the presidential candidates
Click on the arrows to see each candidate’s donations.
Posted inElections, Local Elections, Maine, News, Politics
With Trump their only choice, more Maine Republicans than usual left ballots blank
An analysis of Tuesday’s voting in the state’s largest towns shows that 1 in 5 of the party’s primary voters left the president’s oval blank or wrote in another name.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
See who is contributing to Donald Trump
This searchable database includes all itemized individual donations by Maine residents of $200 or more (or additional donations by individuals who have exceeded $200 for the election) to the 2020 presidential campaign of Donald Trump. The database covers donations reported to the Federal Election Commission through Jan. 31, 2020. Go here to see Maine contributions […]