Edition No. 124 · Sat 24 Oct 2026 · Story 30 of 50

Manchin, Ocasio-Cortez make Maine Senate race closing argument

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Susan Collins and Troy Jackson brought sharply different closing arguments to Maine, with Joe Manchin and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

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