The development comes amid concerns over the short length of the scheduled hearings before two committees.
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Labor Secretary Acosta latest to quit Trump Cabinet amid scandal
Alexander Acosta’s resignation comes after criticism of his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein sex-crimes case when he was the U.S. attorney in Miami in 2008.
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Pingree amendment would require Pentagon to prepare for climate change
The Maine congresswoman teams up with a fellow Democrat from Florida in a bid to require the Department of Defense to consider sea level rise when planning new bases.
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Race becomes new flashpoint with Pelosi, Ocasio-Cortez
The problems between centrist Democrats and progressive newcomers have been developing for weeks, mounting as Congress struggled to pass a border funding package.
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Senate candidate Betsy Sweet endorsed by liberal group tied to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Justice Democrats, which helped elect Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York, has endorsed Sweet while other national groups are backing Sara Gideon to challenge Sen. Susan Collins next year.
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Mills comes out against ‘foolish’ federal regulations to protect right whales
The governor is directing the Department of Marine Resources to come up with an alternative to a federal plan to reduce the Maine lobster industry’s impact on endangered right whales.
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Raids targeting undocumented immigrants set to begin within days
The nationwide sweep, which was postponed last month by President Trump and remains in flux, aims at people with final deportation orders.
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Maine delegation calls on Trump to aid lobstermen, halt whale rules
The state’s congressional delegation sends a letter urging the president to intervene to protect the lobster industry while regulators work on new rules to protect right whales.
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Portland Mayor Strimling announces $102,000 fundraising haul for re-election bid
Other candidates have raised significant funds, too, with City Councilor Spencer Thibodeau saying he’s nearly matched the $60,000 the mayor has raised since January.
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Judge blocks government lawyers from quitting census fight
U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman wrote ‘defendants provide no reason, let alone “satisfactory reasons,” for the substitution of counsel.’