Bangor Daily News Maine news, sports, politics, election results, and obituaries Your donation, in any amount, can help sustain the BDN’s civic news mission. Learn more about why we are asking for reader support.AUGUSTA, Maine — Secretary of State Shenna Bellows posed for a picture with President Joe Biden at the White House in March. She is…
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WASHINGTON — The traffic jam of four criminal trials pending against Donald Trump has left prosecutors and judges struggling to get any of them moving while avoiding collisions.The result leaves open the question of which – if any – will begin before the November election. Prosecutors are eager to get verdicts before Election Day, but…
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Happy holidays and welcome back to The Trump Trials, our effort to keep readers up to date on the many criminal cases and other types of litigation involving the 45th president. It’s a short week, but the dockets are open for business — and we could see some action in the nation’s highest court.(Have questions…
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Trump’s 2025 PlansAdvertisementSupported byDonald J. Trump and his allies are already laying the groundwork for a possible second Trump presidency, forging plans for an even more extreme agenda than his first term.By Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman and Charlie SavageSince beginning his 2024 presidential campaign, Donald J. Trump has said the “termination” of the Constitution would have…
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By Ej Dickson If you spent your Christmas holidays binge-watching the Home Alone franchise on Disney+, you were probably stunned to see the familiar off-white dome of former President Donald Trump wandering through New York City’s Plaza Hotel lobby at the beginning of Home Alone 2. (It’s the scene where Kevin asks him for directions,…
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With a presidential race looming that in 2020 came down to Pennsylvania, a Senate race, and several key House races, the state could help determine the balance of two chambers and the White House.Pennsylvanians are reminded year after year of our state’s political significance — and 2024 will be no different. In fact, the state’s…
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Decision gives Trump a crucial victory as he seeks to delay as much as possible his trial, currently scheduled for next MarchThe US supreme court on Friday rejected a request by the special counsel to expeditiously decide whether Donald Trump has immunity from federal prosecution over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, before…
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Donald Trump read off his political naughty list in a hellish holiday rant on Christmas.The former president hopped on his Truth Social platform Monday to unwrap a number of festive screeds against foes, including a post that criticized Jack Smith, the Justice Department special counsel who has brought two criminal cases against Trump.“Merry Christmas to…
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Donald Trump surges to four-point lead over Biden in Daily Mail national poll, despite battling court cases Daily Mailsource
Texas attorney Sidney Powell would embark on a public campaign in Georgia and other states of unleashing accusations that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from then-President Donald Trump. Ross Williams/Georgia RecorderTexas attorney Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to election interference charges in Fulton County Superior Court on Thursday, one day before jury selection was scheduled…
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President Donald Trump delivers his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination on the South Lawn of the White House, Aug. 27, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)An attorney representing former President Donald Trump in a lawsuit seeking to disqualify him from running for president in Colorado has a history with some of the…
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URBANDALE, Iowa — As he wrapped up an intimate gathering of Donald Trump loyalists at the campaign’s state headquarters in early December, senior adviser Alex Meyer let the crowd in on some “insider information.”Any volunteer “caucus captain” who persuades 10 or more Iowans to support the former president on Caucus Day, and they all show…
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Help keep Salon independentAugusta, Maine – Maine Secretary of State Secretary of State Shenna Bellows intends to announce her decision between the Christmas and New Year’s holidays as to whether former President Donald Trump is eligible for or disqualified from placement on Maine’s presidential primary ballot next year.Bellows could become the nation’s first state election…
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Editor’s note: The Hill’s Morning Report is our daily newsletter that dives deep into Washington’s agenda. To subscribe, click here or fill out the box below.Thank you for signing up!Subscribe to more newsletters hereIt’s the day after Christmas and the countdown to primary season is on. It’s just three weeks before the Iowa Caucuses, the first battle in the leadup…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was acting within his role as president when he pressed claims about “alleged fraud and irregularity” in the 2020 election, his lawyers told a federal appeals court in arguing that he is immune from prosecution.The attorneys also asserted in a filing late Saturday night that the “historical fallout is tremendous”…
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Trump augurs divisive year in angry Christmas rant CNN Donald Trump wishes electric car supporters rot in hell for Christmas Business Insider Trump: ‘May they rot in Hell. Merry Christmas’ The Hill source
‘Rot in hell’: Donald Trump’s Christmas rant targets ‘crooked Joe Biden’ IndiaTimessource
Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inMr Trump sent holiday message days after Supreme Court declined to rule in presidential immunity case Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profileDonald Trump doubles down on anti-immigrant…
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Rudy Giuliani declares bankruptcy after being ordered to pay $150 million in defamation lawsuit CNNsource
‘We are just going to stay in power’: What ex-Trump attorney told prosecutors CNNsource
Donald Trump read off his political naughty list in a hellish holiday rant on Christmas.The former president hopped on his Truth Social platform Monday to unwrap a number of festive screeds against foes, including a post that criticized Jack Smith, the Justice Department special counsel who has brought two criminal cases against Trump.“Merry Christmas to…
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U.S.-Israel bashing at the Qatar-sponsored Doha ForumBorder wars: A permanent part of our existenceThe enduring truth of the Christmas storyDonald Trump seemed Monday to get Christmas mixed up with Festivus.In a series of posts on his Truth Social website, the former president aired a litany of grievances, and even wished hell on some people.But he…
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FBI says it’s investigating after reports of violent threats to Colorado judges in Trump case CNNsource