The hearing marks the attorney general’s first appearance before the House Judiciary Committee, bringing him face-to-face with a panel that is holding hearings on what Democrats say is politicization of the Justice Department under his watch.
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Max Linn isn’t quitting the U.S. Senate race after all
The Bar Harbor independent said he’ll only drop out if U.S. Sen. Susan Collins endorses his agenda by Monday.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, Politics
Maine music venues, theaters relying on federal relief to reopen
One promoter believes arts venues will close without funding this week.
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Trump lawyers renew legal assault on tax records subpoena
They say it was issued in bad faith and request it be ‘invalid and unenforceable.’
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Anxiety props up Biden, while Trump voters are fervent, poll shows
Only 50 percent of Biden supporters consider him a strong leader.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Wealthy donors pour millions into fight over mail-in voting
Deep-pocketed and often anonymous donors are pouring over $100 million into an intensifying dispute about whether it should be easier to vote by mail.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump talks up his rule-cutting, but courts saying otherwise
Court defeats are threatening the president’s image as a champion of deregulation.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
California, Florida, Texas will lose House seats with Trump order
Opponents say excluding illegal immigrants from being counted is an effort to suppress the political power of Latinos.
Posted inElections, Politics
One of Susan Collins’ challengers is dropping out, another is still trying to get on the ballot
Despite having one of the nation’s hottest Senate races, Maine has yet to solidify who exactly is going to be on the ballot come November.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
In VP search, Biden has a known quantity in Susan Rice
The close working relationship she forged with him during the Obama administration is seen as a key intangible that other contenders simply don’t have.