A dozen Democratic candidates met Monday’s filing deadline for the state’s first presidential primary.
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Posted inElections, Maine, Nation & World, Politics
Donald Trump backs reelection of Susan Collins
In a tweet Monday, President Donald Trump said he agrees 100% that Collins is needed to ensure Republicans keep control of the U.S. Senate next year.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
White House predicts Pelosi to ‘yield’ on impeachment delay
Pelosi has declined to send the articles of impeachment to the Senate until Republicans provide details on witnesses and testimony.
Posted inNation & World, Politics, Religion and Values
Evangelical tussling over anti-Trump editorial escalates
The letter to the magazine’s president includes a veiled warning that Christianity Today could lose readership or advertising revenue.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Republican governors grapple with whether to accept refugees
They face a decision that must be made by Jan. 21 so resettlement agencies can secure federal funding.
Posted inNation & World, Politics, Uncategorized
Inside impeachment: How an ‘urgent’ tip became ‘high crimes’
Not a single Republican voted for President Trump’s impeachment, but there were moments when that outcome was less than certain.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
U.S. heads to court to build Trump border wall in Texas
Department of Justice lawyers have filed three lawsuits this month seeking to take property from landowners and the agency says it’s ready to file more petitions for more land.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
In signing defense bill, Trump launches Space Force
The 2020 National Defense Authorization Act that includes the first new military service in more than 70 years.
Posted inElections, Maine, Politics
Term limits remain a hot issue on the campaign trail
Opponents criticize Susan Collins for vowing to leave after two terms, but now seeking a fifth.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Maine secretary of state loses latest round in fight for records of Trump’s defunct voter fraud panel
Matt Dunlap argued that the Trump administration illegally withheld emails pertaining to membership of the controversial Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity.