Democrats criticize the intrusion by the Republican House members, who brought electronic devices into a secure room as a Defense Department official was poised to answer questions.
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Susan Rice to talk about her new book and Maine roots at event in Portland
As ambassador to the U.N. and national security adviser, Rice was key to Obama administration diplomacy in places such as Syria, Iran, Ukraine, Russia and China – countries where President Trump has taken a different approach.
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Portland voters will decide whether to open up city government to major changes
Several councilors say they don’t want a charter commission but felt legally obligated to put it to voters in response to a petition by supporters of a taxpayer-funded clean elections program.
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Trump draws outrage by comparing House impeachment inquiry to ‘lynching’
The president compared the horrors of a deadly and racist chapter in U.S. history to a process laid out in the Constitution.
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Diplomat tells House that he was told Ukraine aid was contingent on investigations
The testimony of acting ambassador William Taylor is among the most watched because of a text message in which he called Trump’s attempt to leverage military aid to Ukraine in return for a political investigation ‘crazy.’
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Citing ‘vast sums of money’ required, Jon Treacy withdraws from U.S. Senate race
Treacy, who retired from the Air Force as a major general, was among several Democrats hoping to challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins next year.
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Speakers tell of sexism in politics at Skowhegan’s Margaret Chase Smith Library
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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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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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.
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Weather Channel wades into climate debate with candidate interviews
It’s the first time the network has gotten involved directly in a political campaign.