Maine’s senior senator now leads the Senate Appropriations Committee, which oversees spending decisions.
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Trump suggests he could use military force to take control of Greenland, Panama Canal
Greenland, home to a large U.S. military base, is an autonomous territory of Denmark, while the canal has been solely controlled by Panama for more than 25 years.
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Maine religious schools ask appeals court to halt state’s anti-discrimination rules
Crosspoint Church in Bangor and St. Dominic Academy in Auburn asked the federal court in Boston to stop a Maine law that prevents some private religious schools from receiving public funds.
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Jimmy Carter will be honored in Washington, a city where he remained an outsider
The 39th president, who died Dec. 29 at age 100, will lie in state before a state funeral Thursday.
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Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France’s far-right National Front, dies
The polarizing figure was known for antisemitic and sometimes racist rhetoric – on immigration, Islam, Holocaust denial and more.
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Maine DHHS awarded nearly $17M for maternal health care
The funds are part of the Transforming Maternal Health Model, a new 10-year federal program designed to improve care for low-income patients.
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Sen. Collins celebrates expansion of Social Security benefits
The Republican senator co-authored the new law, signed by President Biden Sunday, which she said will expand Social Security benefits for more than 25,000 Mainers.
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces his resignation
Opposition parties planned to topple the Liberal Party in a no-confidence vote when Parliament resumes, so a spring election was almost assured.
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Biden inks Social Security bill in rare public signing ceremony
The Social Security Fairness Act will boost payments to more than 2.5 million retirees.
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Major US winter blast shuts down schools, offices in several states
Kansas, Nebraska and parts of Indiana were blanketed in ice and snow Monday. Northeastern states are likely to experience several days of bitter cold.