Although the outcomes of the Democratic and Republican primaries seem clear-cut, some voters look forward to casting ballots for their preferred candidates while others dread a rematch of the 2020 presidential race.
President Joe Biden
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White House announces plan to cancel $5.3 million in student loan debt for 700 Mainers
The average debt relief in Maine is roughly $7,600 under the program to clear $1.2 billion in loans for 153,000 borrowers nationwide.
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Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens had Russian intelligence contacts
He is accused of falsely telling his FBI handler that executives with the Ukrainian energy company Burisma paid Hunter and Joe Biden $5 million each around 2015 – a claim that became central to the Republican impeachment inquiry.
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Biden says Trump sowing doubts about U.S. commitment to NATO is ‘un-American’
The president said Donald Trump’s comments about the mutual defense pact were ‘dangerous and shocking.’
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New Hampshire investigating AI-generated robocall impersonating Biden
The call generates a voice similar to Biden’s and employs his often-used phrase, ‘What a bunch of malarkey.’ It then tells the listener to ‘save your vote for the November election.’
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Biden condemns white supremacy in campaign speech at site of 2015 mass shooting
The president’s speech followed his blunt remarks on the eve of the anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, in which he excoriated former President Donald Trump for ‘glorifying’ rather than condemning political violence.
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U.S. to strike Iranian-aligned group after 3 troops wounded in drone attack in Iraq
The Iranian-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah and affiliated groups, under an umbrella of Iranian-backed militants, claimed credit for the attack that left a U.S. service member with critical injuries.
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Maine lawmakers attend White House meeting on gun violence prevention
Eight Democratic senators and representatives from Maine, including House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross, participated in the meeting with the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention.
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I am an expert on polls. Here’s why they can’t tell you if Biden beats Trump again – or vice versa
Analysis: History never entirely repeats itself, and President Biden faces problems his predecessors did not.
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A fragile global economy is at stake as U.S. and China seek to cool tensions at APEC summit
President Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are set to meet Wednesday on the summit’s sidelines.