Earlier this month, President Biden unveiled a budget plan that proposes to raise more than $4.5 trillion in new taxes over the next decade, largely by targeting corporations.
Elizabeth Warren
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Elizabeth Warren urges Lewiston crowd to oust Republicans in ‘life and death’ election
Stumping for Joe Biden on Saturday, the Massachusetts Democrat asked Mainers to hold President Trump and Susan Collins accountable.
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Warren ends 2020 presidential bid after Super Tuesday rout
Disappointed in her Super Tuesday finish, the Massachusetts senator dropped out of the Democratic presidential race on Thursday.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Biden and Sanders in close primary battle as count goes into Wednesday
Turnout was heavy for Maine’s first presidential primary in 20 years, and with 78% of polling places counted, Biden leads Sanders by about 1,350 votes.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Democratic choices dwindle, but Maine voters’ absentee ballots still count
Seven of the 12 Democrats have dropped out since Maine printed its presidential primary ballot, and anyone who voted by absentee ballot will not get a second shot at voting.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Elizabeth Warren’s campaign puts Maine’s Frances Perkins at center stage
The Mainer who helped create the New Deal has become a staple of Democrat Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign speeches.
Posted inNation / World
Elizabeth Warren says she will run for the presidency in 2020
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Sen. Elizabeth Warren jumped into the 2020 presidential campaign Monday, offering a message of economic populism as she became the best-known Democratic candidate yet to enter what is expected to be a crowded race. Warren’s announcement that she was establishing an exploratory committee – the legal precursor to a run – came […]
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Who has the most credulity?
Elizabeth Warren has been severely criticized in the news for being tested and proving she has Native American blood. Nowhere do I see that she claims to be Native American. Why do people care so much? Is it not a compliment to want to be so? President Trump has mocked Warren, calling her “Pocahontas,” laughing […]
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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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Donald Trump apologizes to Pocahontas
UPDATE: GOP wants Donald Trump to avoid controversy RICHMOND, Va. — A half-full coliseum erupted into Indian war whoops as Donald Trump called a U.S. senator “Pocahontas” on Friday at a rally in Richmond, where the mogul-candidate was back to his teleprompter-free ways. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee expressed tongue-in-cheek remorse for calling Sen. Elizabeth Warren, […]