The campaign to legalize recreational marijuana in Maine drew the coveted Question 1 spot on the statewide 2016 ballot during Secretary of State Matt Dunlap’s random drawing on Monday. The November ballot will be a crowded place for referendum efforts, with five citizen-initiated ballot questions and a bond question. The marijuana legalization question will be followed on the ballot by efforts […]
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Herschel Walker says it’s not easy being Donald Trump’s friend
Retired NFL player Herschel Walker says he’s being dropped from speaking engagements because of his relationship with Donald Trump. In an interview on the “TMZ Sports” TV show, the Heisman Trophy winner and former “Celebrity Apprentice” contestant said he’s known Trump “before he became ‘The Donald.’” Walker said the presumptive Republican nominee is not racist. […]
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Elizabeth Warren campaigns with Hillary Clinton
WASHINGTON — The Latest on the U.S. presidential campaign (all times EDT): Updated 11:05 a.m.: Hillary Clinton is offering effusive praise for Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren at their first event together during the presidential campaign, calling her someone who “tells it like it is.” Clinton says in Cincinnati, Ohio, that Warren has worked on behalf […]
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Supreme Court rules against Maine men’s gun case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the broad reach of a federal law that bans people convicted of domestic violence from owning guns. The justices rejected arguments from two Maine men that the law covers only intentional acts of abuse and not those committed in the heat of an argument. The justices reviewed lower […]
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Supreme Court strikes down Texas abortion clinic regulations
Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt Supreme Court Vote | Graphiq The justices voted 5-3 in favor of Texas clinics that had argued the regulations were a thinly veiled attempt to make it harder for women to get an abortion in the nation’s second-most populous state. Justice Stephen Breyer’s majority opinion for the court held that […]
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Hillary Rodham Clinton gaining Bernie Sanders supporters
Thursday’s Congressional hearing: FBI Director says Hillary Rodham Clinton not held to different standard | GOP to examine FBI decision on Hillary Rodham Clinton emails More coverage: Donald Trump won’t let go of star used in weekend tweet | Hillary Rodham Clinton slams Trump’s business skills in Atlantic City | Donald Trump raises $51 million in June | Analysis: For Hillary Rodham Clinton, […]
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Can Susan Collins help crack gun-rights’ grip on Congress?
WASHINGTON — How has the Orlando shooting slaughter affected the politics of gun control in Congress? A bipartisan House measure barring firearms sales to some suspected terrorists nicely captures the mix of new and familiar forces in play. The mere introduction Friday of a proposal backed by five Republicans and four Democrats highlights the post-Orlando, […]
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Analysis: Does Donald Trump deserve credit for Brexit vote?
Most Americans were only loosely aware of Thursday’s vote on a referendum that would allow Britain to formally exit the European Union, a campaign better know by its short-hand name “Brexit.” That general lack of interest isn’t surprising. A majority of Americans are only loosely aware of what is happening in our own politics. So […]
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Hillary Rodham Clinton’s State Dept. calendar missing scores of entries
The missing entries raise new questions about how Clinton and her inner circle handled government records documenting her State Department tenure — in this case, why the official chronology of her four-year term does not closely mirror the other, more detailed records of her daily meetings. At a time when Clinton’s private email system is […]
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Presidential race a mess
Why is it that the process of choosing candidates for president is decided by party leaders, not the voters? President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden waited for the final count of delegates before endorsing Hillary Clinton. A private rendezvous with Bernie Sanders came immediately afterward. Was that because they felt that Sanders would […]