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Judge orders ICE to say why it detained Maine immigrant at routine check-in
An Angolan man whose lawyer said he was picked up during a routine immigration check-in is the first immigrant to challenge their detention since an enforcement surge began in Maine.
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9mDemocrats and activist groups plan to push back if Trump tries to interfere in midterm elections
Democratic state parties announced Monday that they are launching an operation for the midterm elections they’re calling the “New Battlefield Project,” intended to recruit 10,000 volunteers to guard polling places in case armed federal officers show up. Activists are planning mass protests if the Trump administration tries to interfere with voting or ballot counting. And […]
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3mSecond federal judge freezes Trump mail ballot order with US Supreme Court poised to weigh in
A federal judge late Sunday ordered that the U.S. Postal Service not implement President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting mail balloting, adding another obstacle to the administration’s effort to rewrite election rules as the Supreme Court is poised to weigh in on the matter. The nation’s highest court already is considering the administration’s appeal of […]
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2mLetter: Democratic ads about Susan Collins are wrong
"I think Democrats and their mega-donors cannot find a real argument against a decent, hardworking senator, so they invent one."
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2mLetter: ICE does not belong at the polls
"There has never been a conviction in Maine of a non-citizen voting."
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4mSocial Security reform needs open debate, not a fast track
"Social Security is not a handout. It is a promise made to workers who have spent decades contributing to our nation's economy."