PORTLAND — Gov. Paul LePage will hold a town hall meeting Wednesday in Westbrook, the city represented in the Maine House of Representatives by the Democratic lawmaker that the governor targeted last week with a profane voicemail, leading to his biggest controversy yet. LePage will use the event to “deliver remarks about moving Maine forward […]
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Analysis: Fact checking Hillary Clinton’s attacks on Trump’s immigration policy
“We need to believe him [Donald Trump] when he bullies and threatens to throw out every immigrant in the country.” — Hillary Clinton, interview on CNN with Anderson Cooper, Aug. 24, 2016 A reader called this quote to our attention, saying that it was clearly wrong. Donald Trump has certainly called for deporting an estimated […]
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Libertarian Gary Johnson vows to be ‘terrific stewards,’ ‘gentlemen’
PORTLAND — Kicking off a two-stop Maine visit on Friday, Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson told a Portland crowd that he and running mate William Weld would be “terrific stewards” of the presidency and, what’s more, that they would be “gentlemen.” But like major-party nominees, Johnson offered few specifics in a short talk designed more […]
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Gov. Paul LePage apologizes for obscene language in voicemail
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage is apologizing to “the people of Maine” for leaving a vulgar voicemail for a Democratic legislator and says he was using a metaphor when he said he wished he could challenge the lawmaker to a duel and point his gun “right between his eyes.” LePage said in a written statement Friday that […]
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Gov. Paul LePage lashes out at lawmaker, challenges him to a duel
WARNING: Obscene language used Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage has unleashed an obscene tirade on a Democratic legislator, leaving him a message that said “I am after you” and telling reporters he wished he could point a gun between the legislator’s eyes. The governor made a series of racially charged comments, including a reprise of […]
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Video: Gov. Paul LePage says most drug dealers are black or Hispanic
The comment came after one man in the audience accused the governor of creating a “toxic” environment for racists in the state. The governor took a lot of questions from residents at Wednesday night’s town hall, but maybe the one that struck a chord the most with the governor was one from a resident who […]
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Maine ballot question backers face campaign finance fines
AUGUSTA — The leniency of the Maine Ethics Commission will be tested when it considers more than a dozen requests for mercy from candidates and political organizations who missed campaign finance filing deadlines. Among the offenders are legislative veterans, party committees and groups advocating for three of the five referendum questions on the November ballot. […]
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Donald Trump rebukes Hillary Clinton’s charges of racism
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Donald Trump confronted head-on allegations that he is racist on Thursday, defending his hard-line approach to immigration while trying to make the case to minority voters that Democrats have abandoned them. His poll numbers slipping behind Hillary Clinton’s with less than three months until Election Day, Trump tried to get ahead of […]
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Gov. Paul LePage calls Khizr Khan a ‘con artist’ on the radio
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage says the father of a deceased Muslim captain in the U.S. Army is a “con artist” for criticizing Donald Trump. LePage, a Republican, made the comments on Wednesday during an appearance on a program hosted by Boston radio host Howie Carr. LePage’s comments referenced Khizr Khan, whose son died while […]
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Mylan to reduce EpiPen costs as political pressure mounts
Mylan said it would act immediately to cut the cost of its EpiPen emergency allergy shot following pressure from politicians including presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who called past price increases “outrageous” on Wednesday. Mylan will expand already existing programs to help people with high out-of-pocket expenses, according to a statement Thursday. By using a savings […]