The Winslow resident represents the Citizens Climate Lobby, which proposes a $15 per metric ton fee on fossil fuel emissions.
Donald Trump
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Trump says June 12 summit with North Korea is back on
WASHINGTON — The U.S.-North Korea summit is back on track, President Donald Trump announced Friday, ending weeks of uncertainty about his historic meeting with Kim Jong Un to discuss ending the North Korean leader’s nuclear program. Trump made the announcement, just a week after he had said he was canceling the Singapore summit, following a […]
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Trump approves disaster aid for March storms in Maine
Federal funding will supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
U.S. renews threats of retaliation against China for unfair trade practices
Analysts say the moves could be part negotiating strategy and part appeasement aimed at congressional critics of Trump’s deal allowing Chinese telecom giant ZTE Corp. to stay in business.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Cynthia Dill: More courage needed to advance from #metoo
Publicizing sexual harassment isn’t enough to help many women confront abuses of power.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump’s lawyer met with Russian oligarch at Trump Tower days before inauguration
A firm connected to billionaire Viktor Vekselberg later paid Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, $500,000 for consulting work.
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‘It’s about time’: Trump pardons late boxer Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson was convicted in 1913 by an all-white jury for violating the Mann Act for traveling with his white girlfriend. That law made it illegal to transport women across state lines for “immoral purposes.”
Posted inBusiness
Trump signs bill easing Dodd-Frank restraints for banks
But critics say the likelihood of future taxpayer bailouts will be greater now that curbs have been eased.
Posted inNation & World
Trump can’t block critics on Twitter, judge rules
The judge said that the president was violating the First Amendment by blocking his critics for political speech.
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Trump wades deeper into abortion politics to fire up his base for midterms
The president sees a proposal to remove funding from Planned Parenthood and other family planning clinics as key to getting white evangelical voters energized to support allies running for office.