KENT, Ohio — The crowd to see Bernie Sanders filled half of a college gym. Hundreds of millennials who still proudly wore their Bernie shirts listened to the senator from Vermont insist, as a nearby sign said, that he was “Berning for her.” He’d always told them not to trust the media; now he was […]
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Donald Trump says ‘profiling’ might be needed to fight terrorism
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Donald Trump said Monday that authorities might have to engage in racial profiling to more effectively fight the threat of terrorist attacks in the United States. “Our local police, they know who a lot of these people are. They are afraid to do anything about it because they don’t […]
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Donald Trump says President Obama was born in the U.S.
WASHINGTON — After five years as the chief promoter of the false idea that President Barack Obama wasn’t born in the United States, Donald Trump admitted on Friday that the president was — and claimed credit for putting the issue to rest. “President Barack Obama was born in the United States, period,” Trump said in […]
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Gov. Paul LePage predicts Donald Trump will win Maine
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Merrill Auditorium on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016, in Portland. Gov. Paul LePage has predicted that Donald Trump will secure three of Maine’s four electoral votes. LePage, who has said recently he won’t speak to reporters anymore, told a reporter for Brietbart News, a conservative […]
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Tim Kaine explains how a Hillary Clinton presidency would affect Maine
AUGUSTA — With polling flagging Maine as a potential swing state for the first time in nearly a generation, Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine visited the state for a Cape Elizabeth fundraiser on Thursday, saying he was here to “make sure we win” statewide. The Virginia senator and Hillary Clinton’s running mate in the […]
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Campaign roundup: Donald Trump talks about economic plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — Roundup of coverage of the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT): Hillary Clinton says she focuses on policy not flash Hillary Clinton says she’ll never be as flashy as rival Donald Trump. And that’s ok, says the Democratic nominee. Clinton is pointing to Trump’s Thursday interview about his health on the Dr. […]
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Maine Chiefs of Police Association endorses Question 3 background checks
GORHAM — The Maine Chiefs of Police Association on Thursday endorsed voting in favor of a ballot question that would tighten state gun control laws at an event organized by a group advocating for the initiative. The association’s board recently voted unanimously to support the ballot measure, which would require background checks prior to the […]
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President Obama to create 1st marine national monument off New England coast
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will establish on Thursday the first national marine monument in the Atlantic, a move that’s designed to permanently protect nearly 5,000 square miles of underwater canyons and mountains off the coast of New England. The White House said the designation will lead to a ban on commercial fishing, mining and […]
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Hillary Clinton releases doctor’s statement that she is ‘fit to serve’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Roundup of coverage of the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT): Hillary Clinton’s doctor says she is recovering from her pneumonia and remains “healthy and fit to serve as President of the United States.” The statement was part of medical information Clinton’s campaign released Wednesday after her pneumonia diagnosis last week. The campaign says […]
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Dr. Oz reviews Donald Trump’s medical report
FLINT, Michigan — Donald Trump on Wednesday handed over a one-page summary of his recent physical on a doctor’s television show — but the campaign won’t reveal what was disclosed. Trump, ever the showman, appeared on “The Dr. Oz Show” in what was billed by the campaign as a discussion about his general well-being and […]