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Stocks tumble as Republican health care bill stalls in Congress

by MARLEY JAY Associated Press March 21, 2017March 21, 2017

Banks had their worst day in nine months as bond yields continued their fall, and the dollar weakened.

Trump visits Hill, warns of political costs of rejecting health bill

by ALAN FRAM and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press March 21, 2017March 21, 2017

The president predicts that many House Republicans will lose seats and the party will lose control of the chamber in next year’s election if the bill fails, according to a source who was present in the closed-door meeting.

Nation & World, News

Ukraine lawmaker: Former Trump aide Paul Manafort tried to hide payment

by Andrew Roth The Washington Post March 21, 2017March 21, 2017

Serhiy Leshchenko claims a 2009 invoice purportedly signed by Manafort was used to hide $750,000 paid to him by the pro-Russian Ukrainian party.

Business, Nation & World, News

Fox suspends Napolitano for claiming Brits helped spy on Trump

by DAVID BAUDER Associated Press March 21, 2017March 21, 2017

His report on ‘Fox & Friends’ saying Obama went ‘outside the chain of command’ to watch Trump provoked an international incident.

Nation & World, News, Politics

Senate Republican holdouts split into rival camps on Obamacare overhaul

by Steven T. Dennis Bloomberg March 21, 2017March 21, 2017

Republican leaders face a conundrum: If they move the bill to the right, moderates go running; move it to the left, and conservative opponents dig in.

Maine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: A little money goes a long way at the Portland Museum of Art

by Mark Bessire Special to the Press Herald March 21, 2017March 20, 2017

Grants spur economic development, provide jobs and reverberate through the cultural economy.

Nation & World, News, Politics

FBI says it is probing possible ties between Russia, Trump campaign

by Ellen Nakashima, Karoun Demirjian, Devlin Barrett The Washington Post March 20, 2017March 21, 2017

James Comey also says the FBI and Justice Department have ‘no information’ to substantiate President Trump’s claims that former President Barack Obama wiretapped him before the election.

Politics

White House installs political aides at Cabinet agencies to monitor loyalty

by Lisa Rein and Juliet Eilperin The Washington Post March 20, 2017March 20, 2017

The unusual shadow government of political appointees, which reports to the White House deputy chief of staff for policy, is charged with making sure the secretaries and their staff members carry out President Trump’s agenda.