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Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Sen. Susan Collins should demand impeachment witnesses

by The Editorial Board January 19, 2020January 17, 2020

Unless some Republicans break ranks, this won’t be a trial – it will be a coverup.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Sen. Susan Collins should demand to see all the evidence

by The Editorial Board January 19, 2020January 18, 2020

Unless some Republicans break ranks, this won’t be a trial – it will be a cover-up.

Paul Irving, Cheryl Johnson, Jerrold Nadler, Adam Schiff

Nation & World, News, Politics

In dramatic march, House leaders send impeachment articles to the Senate

by LISA MASCARO January 15, 2020January 15, 2020

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also names the seven representatives who will prosecute the case.

Nation & World, News, Politics

House will vote Wednesday to send impeachment articles to Senate

by LISA MASCARO, ALAN FRAM, MARY CLARE JALONICK and LAURIE KELLMAN January 14, 2020January 14, 2020

Speaker Nancy Pelosi meets privately at the Capitol with Democrats about next steps.

Nation & World, News, Politics

Pelosi to send impeachment articles to Senate for historic trial

by LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK January 10, 2020January 10, 2020

Meanwhile, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says she is in discussions with other Republicans on a strategy that would allow the Senate to hear new testimony.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Jim Fossel: Partisanship is the whole point of impeachment

by Jim Fossel December 29, 2019December 27, 2019

As we head toward a Senate trial, neither party has grounds to express shock at how biased the process has become.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Maine Compass: It’s time to tell Americans the whole truth about CIA torture program

by Jill Saxby December 23, 2019December 27, 2019

A new movie based on a Senate Intelligence Committee investigation makes clear how much we still don’t know.

Local & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel, News

Former U.S. Senate candidate Levasseur arrested on domestic violence charge in Fairfield

by Molly Shelly December 5, 2019June 25, 2021

Derek Levasseur, 45, of Fairfield, briefly ran for the U.S. Senate earlier this year and was convicted of assault in 2012 while also working as a local police reserve officer.