The Oklahoma congressman is the new agency administrator, despite concerns from Democrats that he lacks the scientific and management expertise to lead it.
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Trump won’t attend Barbara Bush’s funeral
Melania Trump will attend, but the president will spend the weekend at his Florida estate.
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Regulators to fine Wells Fargo $1 billion for cheating customers
The penalty, which could be announced as soon as Friday, would be the Trump administration’s most aggressive punitive action to date against a big bank.
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Maine Voices: Trump’s nominee for CIA chief about to undergo a kind of enhanced interrogation
Gina Haspel, who played a key role in the agency’s torture program, may be politically radioactive.
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Trump defends embattled Atlantic monument designated by Obama
The Commerce Department asks a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the ocean area Obama set aside.
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Court hearing discloses Trump lawyer’s third client is Fox News’ Sean Hannity
Cohen, who was in court Monday to argue that papers seized by FBI agents from his office and homes was privileged, asked to keep the name of one of his three clients secret.
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Collins says law to prevent Mueller firing wouldn’t hurt
But the probe into possible collusion with the Russians would continue, she says.
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Maine Superior Court justice, Trump’s pick for federal bench, might not toe the party line
In at least two cases, decisions by Lance Walker likely displeased the president and Gov. LePage.
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Maine delegation members say Congress needs to play more active role on Syria
Sen. Susan Collins calls the U.S. military strike against Syria ‘a justified and proportional response’ to its ‘ruthless use of chemical weapons.’
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Trump announces missile strikes against suspected chemical weapons facilities in Syria
In a brief address on Friday night, President Trump says the strikes are `direct result’ of Russia’s failure to keep Syria’s Assad from using chemical weapons.