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The Latest: Many states deciding control of the Senate are seeing a big boost in early voting

Voter turnout is soaring compared with the last midterm election in many of the states that are expected to decide control of the U.S. Senate, according to an Associated Press analysis of early voting two weeks before Election Day. Advocates for greater voter identification requirements are pursuing a new approach in some states: a mandate […]

Morning Update: What you need to know in Maine today

What we're talking about in Maine today.

At Cadillac Mountain, a missing Wabanaki marker and the fight over what national parks should tell

It was among 30 markers removed from Acadia under a Trump administration campaign to strip national parks of materials deemed disparaging to American history.

Voters want the next Congress to focus on costs and Iran, not on Trump, a new AP-NORC poll shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — Regardless of the outcome in the coming election, a new AP-NORC poll shows voters from both major political parties want the next Congress to focus on making life more affordable and ending the war in Iran, while fewer are looking for an emphasis on President Donald Trump — whether it’s investigating him […]

Voting-related measures on November ballots include a voter ID push targeting mail-in ballots

Advocates for greater voter identification requirements are pursuing a new approach in some states: a mandate to place driver’s license or partial Social Security numbers on mail-in ballots. Variations of the voter ID proposals are being decided in the midterm elections in California, Colorado and Nevada — three states where conservative activists collected petition signatures […]