His first action after arriving at the White House was pardoning about 1,500 people charged in connection with the Jan. 6 attack, even if they had been convicted of assaulting police officers.
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Senate confirms Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving Trump first Cabinet member
Senator Susan Collins voted in favor of Rubio.
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Donald Trump is sworn in as 47th President of the United States
At the Capitol, Vice President-elect JD Vance was sworn-in first, taking the oath read by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on a bible given to him by his great-grandmother.
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Israel’s Cabinet approves a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostages
Israel’s Cabinet announced the approval of the deal after 1 a.m. Jerusalem time and confirmed the ceasefire will go into effect Sunday.
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MLK’s assassination in the Kennebec Journal: ‘Grief,’ ‘Chaos’
For Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we look back at how central Maine responded to his assassination.
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Supreme Court backs law banning TikTok if it’s not sold by parent company
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed that he can negotiate a solution but finds himself in opposition to prominent Senate Republicans.
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Trump tasks congressman with writing executive order he could issue to halt offshore wind
Sen. Angus King asked Doug Burgum, the president-elect’s pick to be Interior secretary to convince Trump wind power ‘isn’t all bad.’
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Retired Maine general says Pete Hegseth unqualified to lead Pentagon
Democrat Jon Treacy of Oxford warns Trump’s choices for his Cabinet are ‘buffoons and clowns.’
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What products contain Red 3 dye? Check ingredient labels to find out
U.S. regulators on Wednesday banned the dye from the nation’s food supply.
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Netanyahu says deal to release hostages held in Gaza has been reached
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had instructed a special task force to prepare to receive the hostages returning from Gaza, and that their families had been informed the deal had been reached.