Votes on the two articles of impeachment could come as soon as Wednesday.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The Senate passed a bill expressing the sense of the Senate that it is the policy of the United States to commemorate the Armenian Genocide through official recognition and remembrance.
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Comey: ‘Real sloppiness’ in Russia probe but no misconduct
The former FBI director says he was wrong to have been ‘overconfident in the procedures that the FBI and Justice had built over 20 years.’
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Sen. King touts proposal to prevent energy grid from cyberattacks
The 2020 National Defense Authorization Act would enshrine the measure into law.
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Rep. Golden hasn’t decided how he’ll vote on impeachment; Pingree’s a ‘yes’
The Democrat from Maine’s Republican-leaning 2nd District is under pressure from both parties. Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree says it’s clear the president ignored national security to advance his own interests.
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Two Somali politicians find inspiration in each other’s success
Controversial U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, talked Friday with incoming Lewiston City Council member Safiya Khalid after a political rally in New Hampshire.
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Sen. Collins introduces bill to let asylum seekers work sooner, bucking Trump plan
The bipartisan measure runs counter to a White House proposal to double the waiting period, and is similar to one proposed by Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree and supported by independent Sen. Angus King.
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Trump campaign files signatures for Maine primary ballot in March
The president’s re-election campaign turns in signatures Friday from registered Maine voters calling for the president’s name to appear on the state’s primary election ballot.
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Wisconsin judge hears challenge to 234,000 voter registrations
Conservatives in a key swing state are trying to purge some voters, most in epicenters of Democratic support, from the system.
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House panel approves two articles of impeachment on party-line votes
The 23-17 votes by the Judiciary Committee sets the stage for a history-making floor vote next week.