The former Maine congressman tapped to lead the Board of Securities Investor Protection Corp. that has recovered billions over the years from failed Wall Street firms.
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Trump sues Manhattan DA who subpoenaed his tax returns
The president is asking a federal judge to block an effort by New York prosecutors to obtain his tax returns.
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Lewandowski, House Democrats spar at impeachment hearing
Democrats’ first impeachment hearing quickly turned hostile as their sole witness, former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, stonewalled many of their questions.
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House Judiciary Committee to hold 1st hearing in impeachment inquiry
Trump’s former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski is scheduled to testify and is expected to fiercely defend the president.
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Trump rallies backers in New Mexico in bid to turn state red
The president’s visit is the first stop on a three-day swing that will also take him to California for fundraisers expected to raise more than $15 million.
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White House orders 2 former aides to defy House subpoenas
It says Rick Dearborn and Rob Porter are ‘absolutely immune’ from testifying at what the Judiciary Committee is calling its first impeachment hearing.
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Commentary: ‘Sharpiegate’ and Trump’s unchecked presidential powers
When a White House Sharpie user recently doctored a National Hurricane Center map to expand the projected path of Hurricane Dorian to Alabama, media critics and the Twitter-verse exploded. Here’s proof positive, they said, that President Trump ignores reality and literally stretches the truth to serve his own political purposes and to stroke his own […]
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Jim Fossel: Presidential race could turn on Maine’s ranked-choice voting
In a close election, Maine’s voting system could consolidate the anti-Trump opposition in a way that will help Democrats.
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Collins’ vote on border wall measure becomes fodder for Democrats
The Maine Democratic Party faults her for voting against an amendment on Trump’s border wall, but she says it was the wrong legislation to address presidential overreach.
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Sen. Collins joins bipartisan effort to end Trump’s use of military funds for wall
She views the resolution to end the president’s national emergency as a way to block overreach by the executive branch.