The president and first lady will be in the state Monday.
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Falmouth native preaches need for action on climate change
Joel Clement, a former Department of the Interior scientist who sued the agency, tells a crowd at Bates that working in the Trump administration was like ‘being led by a gang of vindictive fifth-graders.’
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Trump picks camera-proven Kudlow as top economic aide
Larry Kudlow will join an administration in the middle of a tumultuous remodeling as a wave of White House staffers and top officials have departed in recent weeks.
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Stock market investors no longer feeling immune to Trump’s actions
They can’t brush aside politics when changes such as steel tariffs and tax reform start affecting corporate profits.
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No coordination between Trump and Russia, say House Republicans
Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee are expected to issue a separate report with different conclusions.
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Trump heads to California as anti-immigrant rhetoric heats up
His arrival Tuesday will come just days after his Justice Department sued to block three state laws designed to protect people living in the U.S. illegally.
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Climate policy expert and Maine native prefers quiet of woods, but now makes plenty of noise
Former Interior Department worker Joel Clement filed a whistleblower complaint and brought his story to the public – that he was reassigned to the agency’s accounting office as retaliation for climate change advocacy.
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ACLU sues U.S. government for separating asylum-seeking families
The case revolves around a Congolese woman who was separated from her 7-year-old daughter in detention centers 2,000 miles apart.
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Despite promises to ‘drain the swamp,’ Trump opens doors for ex-lobbyists, corporations
Dozens of waivers have been issued to ex-lobbyists and attorneys to help regulate their former clients.
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Trump raises concerns over video game violence, despite lack of evidence
In a meeting Thursday with members of the video game industry and its critics, he suggested that studies indicate a correlation between violence in games and real life, although there is no evidence.