The pivotal runoffs transformed Georgia, once a solidly Republican state, into one of the nation’s battlegrounds in the final days of the Trump presidency.
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McConnell blocks Senate Democrats’ initial effort to approve $2,000 stimulus checks
McConnell’s move was just the beginning of a saga that is likely to engulf the Senate for the rest of the week.
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Max Linn promises change in long-shot U.S. Senate campaign
The independent is running against the two-party system and the massive amounts of campaign spending in the race, but faces an uphill battle in his effort to unseat Sen. Susan Collins.
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Maine Sen. Angus King endorses Joe Biden for president
King, who said he has voted for Republicans, Democrats and independents in the past, said he made his decision based on the candidate’s character and not his party.
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Out-of-state donors fund advertising flood in Maine Senate campaign
The campaigns of both Sen. Susan Collins and Democrat Sara Gideon are heavily reliant on out-of-state donors but are also spending the vast majority of their contributions outside of Maine.
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Former Democratic senator, vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman endorses Susan Collins
Joe Lieberman, who served with Collins in the U.S. Senate before retiring in 2012, called the Republican a ‘fighter for women’s issues.’
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McConnell says Senate to vote on ‘targeted’ virus aid package
Some Republican senators with close reelection races are anxious to respond further to the pandemic, but Democrats are insisting on more sweeping relief.
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Ad attacking Gideon for paying taxes late misses context
The ad by the 1820 PAC omits important information related to 77 tax liens on Freeport property owned by a real estate development company that Gideon’s husband established just as the Great Recession was beginning.
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Ex-President George W. Bush backs Maine’s Sen. Susan Collins
His endorsement is a welcome boost for Collins, who is waging her most difficult campaign yet as she seeks a fifth term.
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Gideon gets brief moment on national stage at Democratic convention
The candidate for U.S. Senate introduces herself and also shares time with musician Maggie Rogers, who performs with Maine’s coastline in the background.