The extra time will allow publicly undecided senators to deliberate privately but also extends the time they are pressured by both sides.
September 2018
Democratic AGs win case against U.S. Education Secretary DeVos
Maine was one of the 19 states that filed the lawsuit over the suspension of rules that protected students at for-profit colleges.
GM recalls 1.2 million pickups, SUVs for power steering problem
There have been 30 reports of crashes but no deaths blamed on the issue.
Trump gets blowback for ‘mind-boggling’ claim that Democrats inflated Maria’s death toll in Puerto Rico
Without evidence, the president denies the widely accepted number of deaths and says Democrats are trying to make him look bad.
FBI director declines to say if it will investigate author of anonymous op-ed
Wray denied writing the piece and said the agency needs to have ‘sufficient evidence of federal crime’ to open an investigation.
Spy poison case: Suspects say they were in UK as tourists
The men said that had traveled all the way from Russia to Salisbury to see the ‘very beautiful’ cathedral.
Senate approves 1st spending bill to avert partial government shutdown
This is the first piece of legislation to pass one house in a series of spending bills that need to be passed before Sept. 30.
Kavanaugh offers details on Nationals tickets purchases that led to debt
Kavanaugh’s written responses to follow-up questions on debt and why he didn’t shake hands with the father of a shooting victim were made public Wednesday.
Six dead, including gunman and wife, in California shooting rampage
‘This is the new normal,’ said the local sheriff during a news conference Wednesday night.
Chili and chowder, raffles and auction raise cash for kids cancer program
SANFORD — They tasted chili and chowder, bought raffle tickets and bid at the live auction — and in so doing, raised $28,397 to help the Maine Children’s Cancer Program — the largest amount this particular event has ever raised. The MCCP has long been supported by Elks across Maine — raising $4 million to […]