Their split-the-difference judgment avoids a clean break with the president as he stands for re-election.
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Collins raised $2.3 million in fourth quarter as Gideon narrowed gap
Collins’ fundraising total of $10.9 million is more than that of any political candidate in state history, her campaign said Friday.
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Citing coronavirus, Mills urges voters to uphold Maine’s new vaccine law
Maine’s governor uses her weekly radio address to attack a citizens’ veto effort that would overturn the state’s new law to eliminate non-medical exemptions for childhood vaccines.
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Child welfare watchdog finds progress but ongoing concerns for DHHS
Lawmakers were briefed Friday on a report that highlights successes and challenges 2 years after 2 high-profile abuse deaths put a spotlight on the agency’s child welfare programs.
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Senate rejects witnesses in Trump’s trial, all but ensuring acquittal next week
Republicans prevail in the vote to block new testimony, with plans to allow senators to speak from the floor Monday and Tuesday before a vote on Wednesday.
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Delaney, longest-running Democratic candidate, ends 2020 bid
John Delaney is ending his presidential campaign after pouring millions of his own money into the effort
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Sen. Collins will vote to support witness testimony in President Trump’s impeachment trial
Maine’s senior senator says she will vote to allow witnesses and documents to be subpoenaed, but Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, another key Republican, announced he would not support that position in a pivotal vote expected Friday.
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Note-passing and power: Sen. Collins, moderates team up at Trump trial
The impeachment trial wildcards are showing off their combined, potential influence over the deeply polarized Senate in only the third such proceedings in U.S. history.
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Gavel time: Will Chief Justice John Roberts expand his impeachment role?
Lawyers, academics and lawmakers disagree about whether Roberts has the power to break a tie if lawmakers split 50-50 or even, on his own, to call witnesses.
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Experts weigh in on Dershowitz’s impeachment defense: Quid pro whoa
The former Harvard professor delivered a stunning defense of President Trump in the Senate that would essentially make it impossible to impeach a president for anything he might do to boost his reelection prospects.