Environmental groups sue Trump, saying he can’t open marine monument to fishing

Donald Trump

Published
June 17, 2020

Environmental groups sue Trump, saying he can’t open marine monument to fishing

The president announced his decision during a visit to Maine on June 5, but the lawsuit contends that the Antiquities Act allows only Congress to undo a monument's protections.
Published
June 16, 2020

Trump signs order for police reform, doesn’t mention racism

The president and Republicans in Congress have been rushing to respond to the mass demonstrations against police brutality and racial prejudice that have raged for weeks in response to the deaths of black Americans.
Published
June 14, 2020

Jim Fossel: Defeat won’t cost Trump sway over GOP

He could essentially end up with veto power over the 2024 nomination.
Published
June 13, 2020

Commentary: Maine senators must reject Trump consumer safety nominee

Confirming Nancy Beck would leave us all – especially firefighters and children – in danger of exposure to dangerous chemicals in our products.
Published
June 12, 2020

New book says Melania Trump delayed 2017 move to D.C. to get new prenup

The first lady wanted time to amend her financial arrangement with Trump to ensure the financial future of both herself and their son, Barron, according to 'The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump.'
Published
June 12, 2020

Downplaying virus risk, Trump gets back to business as usual

The president is back to business as usual, 3 months after bowing to the realities of a pandemic that has killed more Americans than several major wars.
Published
June 10, 2020

Ex-judge says push to dismiss Flynn case a ‘gross abuse’ of power

Former U.S. District Judge John Gleeson says in a filing that the government 'has engaged in highly irregular conduct to benefit a political ally of the President.'
Published
June 10, 2020

Maine Voices: Trump rights a wrong by reopening marine monument to fishing

Though Maine vessels don't routinely fish Seamounts, the process that created the monument raised important issues.
Published
June 9, 2020

Maine Voices: Individual rights do not trump state public health protections

The president's Maine visit shows how his ‘open up' rhetoric encourages people to flout pandemic control regulations.
Published
June 5, 2020

Trump praises Guilford workers, jabs at Mills in visit that draws supporters, protesters

The governor fired back in a statement, accusing Trump of stoking divisions and questioning the value of his efforts to help Maine's fishing industry by lifting restrictions in a conservation area far from the Maine coast.