The 221-page court filing marks the committee’s most formal effort to link the former president to a federal crime.
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Biden, Cabinet fan out around nation to sell domestic agenda
His $1 trillion infrastructure bill was a bright spot in his first year, but his broader legislation remains stalled in Congress.
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Lawmakers consider sweeping affordable housing reform bill
The bill aims to cut the regulatory red tape that supporters say is exacerbating Maine’s housing crisis.
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Twitter suspends U.S. Senate candidate for hateful conduct
Missouri’s Vicky Hartzler says she has no plans to delete a transphobic tweet.
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UN General Assembly votes to demand that Russia stop war in Ukraine
Assembly resolutions aren’t legally binding, but they do have clout in reflecting international opinion.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, Politics
Ahead of Portland show, Al Franken talks about his Maine connections, comedy and current events
An original writer for Saturday Night Live, Franken resigned his U.S. Senate seat in 2018, has since returned to comedy, and will visit the State Theatre on Sunday.
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Ukrainian refugee count tops 1 million as Russians besiege ports and U.N. demands end of invasion
The tally from the U.N. refugee agency amounts to more than 2% of Ukraine’s population being forced out of the country in less than a week.
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Texas primary sets up Abbott-O’Rourke race as midterms begin
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott will face Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke after voters in Texas opened what could be a lengthy, bruising primary season
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Ukrainian woman from Maine joins Rep. Pingree as virtual guest for State of the Union address
Acknowledging the escalating war in Ukraine, Rep. Chellie Pingree honored a Ukrainian-American woman from Old Orchard Beach as her virtual guest to Tuesday’s State of the Union address.
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Biden speech takeaways: War in Ukraine transforms focus
A little more than a week ago, President Biden’s first State of the Union address was focused largely inward, but Russia’s invasion or Ukraine changed all that.