During the annual meeting, a former state representative and the executive director of the League of Women Voters addressed their experiences running for office.
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Local, statewide and national political news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Airing grievances at Cabinet meeting, Trump calls Emoluments Clause ‘phony’
After reversing on his plan to hold the next G-7 summit at his Doral, Fla., golf resort, Trump dismissed criticism that he is profiting off his presidency.
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Posted inElections, Nation & World, News, Politics
Facebook disables Russian, other misinformation campaigns
The accounts, posing as locals in swing states, followed a similar game plan to election interference efforts in 2016.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Weather Channel wades into climate debate with candidate interviews
It’s the first time the network has gotten involved directly in a political campaign.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News, Politics
Former ambassador now living in Maine says U.S. policy in Syria ‘was always going to end badly’
Robert Ford of rural Beaver Cove says President Trump made the right decision to pull American troops out of Syria.
Posted inNation & World, Politics, Uncategorized
Donald Trump Jr rises as provocateur, master preacher for father
The president’s eldest son has never shied away from a political fight.
Posted inNation & World, Politics, Uncategorized
Pelosi visits Jordan for ‘vital discussions’ amid Syria crisis
The delegation meets with King Abdullah II.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Candidate for Maine governor paid Clean Elections money to future employer
A Lisbon Republican paid $100,000 in taxpayer money to a consultant who later hired him. An effort is underway to close a perceived loophole.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Historic presidential yacht Sequoia coming to Belfast for rebuild
Used by eight administrations – from Herbert Hoover to Gerald Ford – it will be barged to the midcoast for a yearslong restoration.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump outstripping Obama on pace of executive orders
In the last two weeks, he issued five relating to Medicare, government transparency, federal spending and imposing sanctions on Turkish officials.