For the past three years, they almost uniformly defended the president.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Gabbard fires back at Clinton suggestion she’s a favorite of Russia
In a series of tweets, the presidential candidate calls Hillary Clinton the ‘personification of the rot that has sickened the Democratic Party for so long.’
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Posted inNation & World, Politics, Uncategorized
With Warren’s rise, some Democrats anxious about Biden’s 2020 bid
Establishment Democrats see the Massachusetts senator as too risky in the general election but question whether the former vice president can win the nomination.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Republicans alarmed by shifting explanations for withholding aid to Ukraine
A Republican congressman speaks out publicly and former Ohio Gov. John Kasich says he now supports impeaching President Trump.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Thirty-eight current and former officials cited for violations in Hillary Clinton email probe
The State Department has completed its internal investigation into the former secretary of state’s use of a private email system.
Posted inElections, Local Elections, Maine, News, Politics
Thibodeau endorsed by 11 former mayors, including 3 who supported Strimling in last election
The announcement comes late in a heated mayoral campaign, with incumbent Ethan Strimling’s campaign trading ethics complaints with a Portland political action committee formed to oppose his re-election.
Posted inLocal Elections, Maine, News, Politics
Strimling’s campaign and opponents trade ethics complaints in mayoral race
While the complaint by the incumbent’s campaign says Unite Portland failed to file disclosure reports and concealed a consultant’s identity, a group opposing Ethan Strimling’s re-election says his operation failed to report in-kind contributions.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Energy Secretary Rick Perry to leave at end of year, Trump says
The former Texas governor has been energy secretary since March 2017, making him one of the longest-serving members of the president’s Cabinet.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Politics
Opponents of new vaccine law will get their shot at overturning it at the polls
Maine’s secretary of state has certified the voter signatures on a petition that calls for voters to decide on the law ending religious and philosophical exemptions for childhood vaccines.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
White House says next G-7 summit will be held at Trump golf resort
The idea of holding the meeting of world leaders at a resort owned by the president has been criticized by government ethics watchdogs.