Mary Louise Kelly says the secretary of state was not happy to have been questioned about Ukraine.
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Schiff sets tone of impeachment case, says ‘right matters’
The lead prosecutor isn’t likely to win over enough Republican senators to convict President Trump, but he is winning some Republican praise for his articulate presentations at the Senate trial.
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Defense lawyers: Trump did ‘nothing wrong’
In a shortened session of the Senate trial, the president’s legal team says Democrats have presented a selected record of the Ukraine affair.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg to campaign in Maine on Monday
The former New York City mayor, a late entrant in the Democratic primary field, will make stops in Portland and Scarborough.
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Health groups propose statewide network of ‘low-barrier’ drug treatment clinics
The pilot proposal, which carries a price tag of $920,000, comes at a time when drug overdose deaths appear to be rising again despite efforts to tackle the problem.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Maine DEP may seek better ways to measure, control oil tank emissions
A bill would direct the Department of Environmental Protection to find the best way to measure and control odors and other air pollution from petroleum storage tanks.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
If Trump stays, his abuse will persist, Democrats argue as they close their case
Three days of arguments appear to have done nothing to shake Republicans’ support for Trump or persuade enough centrist Republican senators to call for new witnesses.
Posted inElections, Nation & World, News, Politics
Face of impeachment: Schiff sets tone with appeals to Senate
In a rare spontaneous moment: Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump’s chief defenders, stopped Rep. Adam Schiff to shake his hand and compliment him on his arguments for Trump’s removal.
Posted inElections, Nation & World, News, Politics
Trump vs. Bloomberg: A pricey knife fight over political futures
Bloomberg is making the case that he is what Trump is not: a builder, a billionaire, a problem-solver with a steady temperament and one of the world’s leading philanthropists.
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Trump, a late convert to the cause, attends anti-abortion rally
On the National Mall in Washington, he becomes the first sitting president to speak at the March for Life.