AUGUSTA — Maine gun safety advocates preparing for a big, costly fight over a background checks measure on the November ballot have received more than $3 million from a nonprofit backed by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Maine voters this fall will consider an initiative requiring background checks before gun transfers and sales between […]
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Donald Trump says comments about Judge Curiel were misconstrued
WASHINGTON — The Latest on campaign 2016 as California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota and South Dakota vote. (all times Eastern): Updated 4:15 p.m.: Republican Donald Trump says he is concerned he may not receive a fair trial given that he is the presumed Republican nominee for president. In a lengthy statement issued […]
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Bernie Sanders supporters angry about delegate count
SAN FRANCISCO — Supporters of Bernie Sanders expressed outrage in the hours leading up to Tuesday’s primary elections, upset that The Associated Press and several television networks had already declared rival Hillary Clinton the party’s presumptive nominee. Clinton secured the commitments of enough delegates to win the party’s nomination on the eve of voting in […]
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What you should know about Tuesday’s primaries in 6 states
Delegate Allocation for Upcoming States | InsideGov WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton is ready to savor this moment, sailing into the last big round of primaries as the presumptive Democratic nominee for president. Bernie Sanders isn’t quite ready to go there, still hoping for a late, improbable course correction in the political passageways of 2016. Donald […]
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Hillary Rodham Clinton has the delegates to be Democratic nominee
UPDATE: Hillary Rodham Clinton seizes historic primary win| Bernie Sanders supporters angry about delegate count Democratic Path to Nomination | InsideGov LOS ANGELES — Striding into history, Hillary Clinton will become the first woman to top the presidential ticket of a major U.S. political party, capturing commitments Monday from the number of delegates needed to win the […]
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Diane Russell raises $87,000 for state Senate campaign
AUGUSTA— A Democratic lawmaker from Maine who has gained national prominence for supporting legalizing marijuana and eliminating superdelegates is flush with money from small, out-of-state donors. State senate candidate Rep. Diane Russell of Portland raised nearly $87,000 from January through May. The state ethics commission believes it’s among the highest amounts ever raised for a […]
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Sen. Susan Collins calls Donald Trump’s comments unacceptable
Maine Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins on Monday denounced Donald Trump’s comments about a Latino judge presiding over a lawsuit against Trump University. “Donald Trump’s comments on the ethnic heritage and religion of judges are absolutely unacceptable,” Collins wrote in a news statement. “His statement that Judge (Gonzalo) Curiel could not rule fairly because of his […]
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Hillary Rodham Clinton gets closer to Democratic nomination
Democratic Path to Nomination | InsideGov SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Hillary Clinton stands on the cusp of having enough delegates to claim the Democratic presidential nomination, having overwhelmed Bernie Sanders in a pair of weekend elections in the Caribbean. Yet the former secretary of state barely noted her commanding wins Saturday in the U.S. Virgin Islands […]
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GOP wants Donald Trump to stop attacks on Judge Curiel
WASHINGTON (AP) — A pair of powerful Senate Republicans on Sunday warned Donald Trump to drop his attacks on a Latino judge presiding over a lawsuit against Trump University, joining the widespread rejection of their presumptive presidential nominee’s treatment of the federal jurist. A third prominent Republican who also supports Trump urged the candidate to […]
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The campaign to lead Maine’s next Legislature quietly unfolds
AUGUSTA — With Maine voters growing more attentive to the November elections, the people running for the State House have their eyes cast a bit further into the future to when the new Legislature chooses its leaders for the next two years. Although the most major development come November will be which party controls the […]