In all, a $5 billion program to build chargers on highways nationwide was halted by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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Maine public health experts worry about federal data removed from websites
Some public health data related to AIDS, substance use and avian flu went missing from federal websites, although some was later restored.
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Posted inNation & World
Trump won’t rule out deploying US troops to support rebuilding Gaza, sees ‘long-term’ US ownership
‘The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it too,’ President Donald Trump said at an evening news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House.
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Our View: Maine is a casualty of Trump opposition to offshore wind energy
At least one of President Trump’s ‘Day 1’ executive orders pays zero heed to the bottom line.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Pete Hegseth confirmed as Trump’s defense secretary in tie-breaking vote
President Trump leveled criticism of Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins, who both voted against Hegseth.
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A federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s executive order redefining birthright citizenship
The temporary restraining order sought by Arizona, Illinois, Oregon and Washington was the first to get a hearing before a judge and applies nationally.
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Collins votes no, but Hegseth nomination advances in Senate
Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Collins broke ranks with President Trump and his allies who have mounted an extensive public campaign to push Hegseth toward confirmation.
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Trump administration freezes many health agency reports, online posts
An ‘immediate pause’ has been ordered on any regulations, guidance, announcements, press releases, social media and website posts until approved by a political appointee.
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Trump’s order halting offshore wind disrupts Maine’s efforts to build an industry
Commercial-scale leases in the Gulf of Maine, a state research project and plans for a turbine-assembly port will be affected by one of the new president’s first executive orders.
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Trump faces his own debate fallout just months after benefiting from Joe Biden’s
Just 55 days before the election, the Republican presidential candidate has emerged from a rocky contest against his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris, looking to regain his footing.