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Nation & World, Politics

Comey compares Trump to mob boss, Trump cries “slime ball”

by CHAD DAY and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press April 13, 2018

Press reports about leaked copies of Comey’s memoir seem to have struck a raw nerve as the president angrily tweets.

Nation & World

Trump says missiles ‘will be coming’ to Syria, taunts Russia

by Anne Gearan, John Wagner and Anton Troianovski The Washington Post April 11, 2018April 11, 2018

On Twitter the president also condemns Russia’s support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Business, Nation & World

China’s president warns against ‘Cold War mentality’ amid trade skirmish

by Bloomberg April 10, 2018April 10, 2018

In an economic forum speech, Xi Jinping pledges market openness and takes a veiled swipe at Trump’s ‘America First’ policies.

Nation & World, Politics

Trump believes he can fire Mueller, White House says

by By ERIC TUCKER and CHAD DAY Associated Press April 10, 2018

WASHINGTON — The federal agents who raided the office of President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen, were looking for records about payments to a former Playboy playmate and to porn actress Stormy Daniels, who both claim to have had affairs with Trump. That’s according to a report Tuesday from The New York Times. The […]

Local & State, Politics

Trump nominates Maine Superior Court judge to federal bench

by Kevin Miller April 10, 2018April 11, 2018

Justice Lance Walker of Falmouth will serve in U.S. District Court in Bangor, if approved by the U.S. Senate.

Nation & World, Politics

Trump furious after FBI seizes documents from his personal lawyer

by By ERIC TUCKER and CHAD DAY Associated Press April 9, 2018April 9, 2018

Federal agents on Monday raided the office of President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen, seizing records on topics including a $130,000 payment made to porn actress Stormy Daniels.

Nation & World, Politics

Trump says he didn’t know about $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels

by CATHERINE LUCEY Associated Press April 5, 2018April 5, 2018

Asked while aboard Air Force One, the president said he didn’t know why his longtime lawyer, Michael Cohen, had made the payment or where he got the money.