He again also proposes to slash funding for overseas military operations to save $567 billion over 10 years but adds $1.5 trillion over the same time frame to make his 2017 tax cuts permanent law.
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Amazon wants to depose Trump over loss of military contract
Amazon was considered an early front-runner for a project that Pentagon officials have described as critical to advancing the U.S. military’s technological advantage over adversaries.
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Democrats on edge after 2020 election season’s ragged launch
The turbulent start has crystallized the challenges confronting Democrats in trying to mount a challenge to an incumbent backed by a united Republican Party and fortified by a soaring economy.
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Two days after acquittal, Trump ousts officials who testified at impeachment hearings
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and his twin brother are reassigned to the Army, and EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland is fired.
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Maine Compass: In defense of hillbilly religion, and regular folks of simple faith
A recent jibe by NBC’s Chuck Todd is the latest salvo in the half-century assault on the intellectual respectability of religious belief.
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Our View: Collins, Republicans vote to enable Trump
But Maine Sen. Angus King rightly argued that removal was needed to prevent future bad acts.
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Trump found not guilty on both impeachment charges
The president is accused of pressuring Ukraine to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden, in what House Democrats said was a quid pro quo for personal political gain and in actions that many Republicans freely acknowledged.
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Sen. Collins says she will vote to acquit Trump as senators split along party lines
The final days of the trial have focused attention on a handful of senators in both parties who were viewed as potential votes to break with their party.
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Trump faces accusers: What to watch during State of the Union speech
The theme of his speech: “The Great American Comeback.”
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Our View: Maine’s senators should vote to convict Trump
Even without new witnesses and documents, the case against the president has been proven.