The president may not look or talk much like a traditional Republican, but the whole party is on board with his policies.
Donald Trump
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Cynthia Dill: Being fiscally conservative means something different these days
President Trump, Gov. LePage & Co. use record debt as a good excuse to cut social programs.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: There are some things that should never be rebranded – like Air Force One
Changing the look of such a powerful symbol to the world would be like painting the White House purple.
Posted inMaine, Politics
LePage stay at Trump hotel again figures in landmark court case
U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte again cites the governor’s stay at Trump International during a visit to lobby the administration last year in a case that represents the first legal test of the Constitution’s “emoluments” clause.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Trump, European Union leaders announce a trade path toward ‘zero tariffs’
The two sides agree to hold off on further tariffs as part of trade talks aimed at averting a crippling trade dispute involving the lucrative automobile market.
Posted inMaine Crime, Nation & World, Politics
Juror screening begins in Paul Manafort’s fraud trial in Virginia
The judge tells the jury pool that the trial is expected to last three weeks as he prepares them for the types of pre-selection questions they’ll have to answer.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
White House plans to give $12 billion in aid to farmers hit by Trump tariffs
It’s the latest sign that growing trade tensions between the U.S. and other countries will not end soon.
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Trump showcases ‘Made in America’ products to defend his tariffs strategy
The president has vowed to force international trading partners to bend to his will as he seeks to renegotiate deals he has long argued hurt U.S. workers.
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A Maine man appears on Putin’s list of Americans he’d like Trump to let Russia interrogate
Kyle Parker, who grew up in Old Town, was central to the drafting of the Magnitsky Act, which sanctions Russian human rights abusers.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump’s lawyer recorded him talking about paying off Playboy model
The president’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen secretly recorded Trump discussing a potential payment for a former Playboy model’s account of having an affair with him, people familiar with an investigation into the attorney said Friday.