Biden is traveling to Brussels and Poland to press for continued unity among Western allies as Russia presses on with its brutal invasion of Ukraine.
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Supreme Court nominee Jackson pushes back on Republican critics, defends record
Facing senators’ questions for the first time, Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson is forcefully defending her record as a federal judge.
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Alaska Rep. Don Young to lie in state at U.S. Capitol
The longest-serving Republican in House history died Friday at 88.
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Biden aides urge Congress to fund pandemic aid
GOP leaders say the administration has not provided figures on how much money remains unspent.
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Republicans embrace inflation payments proposed by Gov. Mills, want them expedited
The move puts the party at odds with former Gov. Paul LePage, who is challenging Democratic Gov. Janet Mills in November and has called the proposal ‘an election-year gimmick.’
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Pingree, Collins, King describe wrenching scenes at Poland-Ukraine border
Rep. Pingree is in the midst of a weeklong congressional fact-finding trip to Eastern Europe, while Maine’s 2 senators returned Sunday from a weekend trip of their own.
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Pence puts distance between himself and Trump ahead of 2024 campaign
Mike Pence spent more than four years standing in President Donald Trump’s shadow, refusing to criticize or allow sunlight between them.
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Jackson pledges to decide Supreme Court cases ‘without fear or favor’
Republicans promise pointed questions over the next 2 days, with a special focus on her record on criminal matters.
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Maine senators return to U.S. following weekend visit to Germany, Poland
Susan Collins and Angus King were part of a Senate delegation that met with German officials, representatives from humanitarian aid agencies, and Ukrainians forced to flee their homeland following Russia’s invasion of their country.
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Residents approve plan to create Belgrade Water District
Voters at annual Town Meeting approve most of proposed $3.6 million budget, and creation of water district to address area where wells have been contaminated by road salt.