The president insists he did nothing wrong in his conversation with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
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Elizabeth Warren’s campaign putting Mainer center stage
Frances Perkins capped her career as a labor activist by championing Social Security as Franklin Roosevelt’s labor secretary.
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Some Mainers say opponents of vaccine law misled them in petition effort
Other voters are writing Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, asking him to remove their signatures.
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Rudy Giuliani admits visiting Ukraine to ‘get dirt’ on Joe Biden
President Trump’s personal lawyer says the Washington press corps is conspiring to defend the Democratic presidential hopeful.
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Biden, Warren face same challenge in Iowa: Keeping momentum
A poll released Saturday has the two running about even.
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Rep. Schiff: Impeachment ‘could be the only remedy’ if reports prove true
He also says he has demanded a copy of a whistleblower complaint accusing Trump of asking the Ukrainian president to investigate Hunter Biden.
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Trump suggests he mentioned Bidens in call with Ukraine’s president
Meanwhile, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats inch closer to calling for impeachment proceedings.
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Lobbyists spend $4.2 million in Maine Legislature’s session
Some have a second chance at getting their bills passed in January, when lawmakers return.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Among other legislation, the House passed the Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act, extending various VA programs through next September.
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Cory Booker could soon quit presidential race, aide says
The New Jersey senator says that if he can’t raise $1.7 million by the end of the month, ‘we don’t see a legitimate long-term path forward.’