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Phil Hirschkorn

Phil Hirschkorn has covered presidential politics and attended conventions since 1992 and Maine politics since 2018.
 
A supporter of former Donald Trump waves a Trump-themed flag outside Manhattan Criminal Court as Trump attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments, April 25, 2024. (Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images)

Outside Donald Trump’s N.Y. trial, “Line Dudes” wait all night

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Donald Trump | Map Of Maine (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump back on Maine ballot for now, but GOP fails to impeach secretary of state

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Shenna Bellows and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

“This is unacceptable”: Maine’s secretary of state stands defiant in the face of “non-stop threats”

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Former president Donald Trump arrives for an event at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, following a first court appearance at Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse, in Miami, FL. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump’s last challenge of 2023: Will Maine become the second state to boot him off the ballot?

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Walter Mondale speaks at the final session of the Democratic National Convention, July 19, 1984, in San Francisco, Calif. (AP)

EXCLUSIVE: America’s last great convention: Mondale, Jackson & Hart dish to Salon about wild 1984 DNC

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Zacarias Moussaoui (Carver County, Minnesota Sheriff)

“A complete lie. An absolute lie!”: 9/11 terrorist points fingers at Saudis

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Zacarias Moussaoui (Carver County, Minnesota Sheriff)

9/11’s funding mystery solved? Why Moussaoui is suddenly offering new info

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