Maine’s senior senator is still undecided on whether she will support President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee as sexual assault allegations against him have disrupted the process
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Kavanaugh’s accuser calls for FBI investigation before she testifies
In a letter by her lawyers to the Senate Judiciary Committee, lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford did not explicitly say she would not testify Monday if there is no FBI probe, and several senior Republicans said they intend to press on with the nominee’s Supreme Court confirmation.
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Brakey campaign hits King over 9/11 remarks
The tape makes the rounds on social media, driven by Breitbart.
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Outside group funding ad campaign against King re-election bid
The $100,000 effort to boost the candidacy of Republican challenger Eric Brakey, a state senator from Auburn, is funded almost entirely by Andrew Beal, a Texas banker who gave $2 million to support the election of Donald Trump in 2016.
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Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul visits Maine to stump for Republican Eric Brakey
Brakey, a two-term state senator, is challenging independent U.S. Sen. Angus King.
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Kavanaugh hearing: Cory Booker’s dramatic release of confidential documents
Booker had questioned Kavanaugh about his use of the term ‘naked racial set-aside.’
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Kavanaugh stresses independence but won’t discuss White House subpoenas
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh repeatedly stressed the importance of judicial independence on the second day of his confirmation hearing Wednesday.
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Former senator John Kyl to replace John McCain in Senate
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey planned to make the announcement Tuesday. It was revealed in a tweet by McCain’s widow, Cindy McCain.
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Deep divides on display in chaotic opening day of Kavanaugh confirmation hearing
While Brett Kavanaugh says he would not judge cases based on his own views, Democrats call for a delay in the confirmation and protesters disrupt the proceedings.
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Congressional leaders give Sen. John McCain final salute
He is memorialized as ‘one of the bravest souls our nation has ever produced’ during a ceremony as he lay in state in the U.S. Capitol.