Robert Ford of rural Beaver Cove says President Trump made the right decision to pull American troops out of Syria.
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Local, statewide and national political news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Donald Trump Jr rises as provocateur, master preacher for father
The president’s eldest son has never shied away from a political fight.
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Pelosi visits Jordan for ‘vital discussions’ amid Syria crisis
The delegation meets with King Abdullah II.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Congressional Republicans’ frustration with Trump is rising
For the past three years, they almost uniformly defended the president.
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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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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.
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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.