In her presidential bid, Hillary Clinton has made job creation a centerpiece of her platform, casting herself as a pragmatist who would inspire “the biggest investment in new, good-paying jobs since World War II.” Her argument that she would put more Americans to work has focused on her time in the Senate, when she took […]
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Susan Collins says Trump’s comments on Somalis are ‘unhelpful’
Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, appeared at a rally in Portland on Thursday. He cited the state’s Somali community as an example of refugees “coming from among the most dangerous territories and countries” and added that “has to stop.” The comments drew widespread criticism in Portland, a liberal city that is the largest by population in […]
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Trump backs away from claims he saw video of Iranian money transfer
GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump on Friday backed away from earlier claims that he had seen video showing the United States delivering $400 million to the Iranian government, which he has repeated several times in recent days. Such a video does not appear to exist. “The plane I saw on television was the hostage plane in Geneva, […]
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Hillary Rodham Clinton broadens effort to woo Republicans
Donald Trump’s flailing campaign has prompted Democrats to launch a new, broad effort to offer Hillary Clinton as a safe harbor for Republicans who find they can no longer stomach the GOP presidential nominee. Clinton’s campaign is quietly broadening its outreach to potential Republican converts, including donors, elected officials, and business and foreign policy leaders. […]
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Donald Trump targets Somali refugees during Portland speech
“We’ve just seen many, many crimes, getting worse all the time. And as Maine knows, (this is) a major destination for Somali refugees. Am I right?” Trump asked the crowd at a rally in Merrill Auditorium. “We admit hundreds of thousands into Maine and other places in the United States, hundreds of thousands of refugees, […]
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Hillary Rodham Clinton slams Donald Trump on outsourcing
LAS VEGAS — Hillary Clinton is attacking rival Donald Trump for outsourcing at his companies, saying he’s sending overseas the very jobs he’s promised to create back at home. Clinton said after touring an electric manufacturing company : “Everything he’s made he’s made somewhere else. He’s not put Americans to work.” She said: “I’ve met […]
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Gov. Paul LePage proudly introduces Donald Trump in Portland
PORTLAND (AP) — Updated 4:15 p.m.: Republican Donald Trump is praising House Speaker Paul Ryan, whom he has thus far declined to endorse in his primary race. Trump told supporters at a rally in Maine, that “Paul Ryan’s a good guy.” Trump said in an interview this week that he’s “just not quite there yet” […]
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Mike Pence says Donald Trump doesn’t have time for political correctness
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. presidential campaign (all times local): Mike Pence says his running mate, Donald Trump, does not have time for the “thousands of rules of political correctness.” The Indiana governor and Republican vice presidential nominee told a crowd on Thursday in Virginia Beach, Virginia, that Trump speaks […]
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Gov. Paul LePage has role in PAC supporting ‘pro-economic growth’ candidates
AUGUSTA — Organizers of a new political action committee that has quickly attracted some of Maine’s largest donors revealed Wednesday that one of the PAC’s officers is perhaps the most well-known man in Maine: Gov. Paul LePage. The ICE PAC, which registered last week with the state’s Ethics Commission, vaulted into the election season with an […]
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Analysis: Where Gov. Paul LePage could cut jobs to ‘right-size government’
AUGUSTA, Maine — The memo announcing Gov. Paul LePage’s state government hiring freeze and his attack on the media’s reporting on the issue is the convoluted story of the week in Maine politics. “I hope you don’t condone the message that’s out there about cutting 20 percent of the labor force and having a hiring freeze so I can […]