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The governor will speak to a joint session of the Legislature about her $10.3 billion two-year budget proposal.

Republicans are insisting on yet-unspecified spending cuts in exchange for their support, a posture the party didn't take during the presidency of Donald Trump when the limit was raised three times.

Santos has faced numerous calls for his resignation and is facing multiple investigations by prosecutors over his personal and campaign finances and lies about his resume and family background.

The president came to familiar terrain to promote his 2021 infrastructure law, a bipartisan win that is just now ramping up the spending on major projects.

Rep. Jim Jordan, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, announced the creation of a Republican-led subcommittee that would investigate any federal agency that collects information about Americans.

McCarthy confirmed to reporters that he met with Santos but would not say what they discussed.

Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen has said in federal court that he gave actress Stormy Daniels $130,000 at Trump's behest to keep her quiet about an alleged affair she had with the then-candidate for president years before his campaign.

The Mills administration says it plans to mail out 200,000 a week, and that the 'vast majority' of the 880,000 eligible taxpayers should receive them by the end of March.

The speaker pledges that cuts to Social Security and Medicare would be off the table.

As the state enjoys a record surplus, lawmakers from both parties have submitted proposals that would reduce taxes for lower-income Mainers.

The former assistant House minority leader wins 57 out of 83 votes Saturday.

He remains the only announced candidate, and early polling shows he's a favorite to win his party's nomination.

Ronna McDaniel's reelection to an unprecedented fourth term as RNC chair is expected to do little to heal the splintered GOP.

They now have a platform to cast further doubt on the integrity of votes in two major battleground states.

Maine's 2nd District lawmaker sees hope for compromise and progress in a narrowly divided, Republican-controlled U.S. House

The request is the clearest sign yet that federal prosecutors are examining his campaign finances.

The former vice president said national security depends on the proper handling of classified documents but hopes people realize he acted swiftly to correct the error.

It’s the first time in history that the four leaders of the two congressional spending committees are women.

Jeff Zients is a former business executive who has held a series of posts under President Biden and former President Barack Obama.

The payments raise new questions for Santos, the 34-year-old freshman Republican from New York who has faced calls to resign after he lied to voters about key details of his biography.

The State Bar of California's Chief Trial Counsel George Cardona announces 11 charges against the attorney for planning and assisting President Donald Trump's efforts to keep Joe Biden from taking office.

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said backers of No Blank Checks collected more than enough signatures to be approved for the state ballot in November.

Handling of classified documents has been a problem off and on for decades, from presidents to Cabinet members and staff across multiple administrations stretching as far back as Jimmy Carter.

The DeSantis administration said a pilot AP course on Black history would not be approved because it violated state law and 'lacks educational value.'

There are similarities – but also major differences – among the classified-records situations of President Biden, former President Donald Trump and Trump's vice president, Mike Pence.

Sponsored by Rep. Earl L. 'Buddy' Carter, R-Ga., the plan would do away with income, payroll, estate and gift taxes, and instead impose a 23% national sales tax.

The mishandling of classified documents has been a problem off and on for decades, from presidents to Cabinet members and staff across multiple administrations.

He says the move isn't 'anything political' and argues they're unfit to serve.

Republicans have pledged to cut spending and balance the budget, triggering a delicate conversation on the future of Americans' benefits.

A judge says he will consider arguments and would reach out to both parties with any questions before making a final decision on whether to release the findings of a special grand jury investigating possible interference in the 2020 election.

The U.S. announcement is expected to come on Wednesday in coordination with an announcement by Germany that it will approve Poland’s request to transfer Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.

Documents with classified markings discovered in Pence's Indiana home are the latest in a string of discoveries of confidential information in private residences.

A consistent drip of new details have painted a picture of Santos as a serial fabulist, ranging from small embellishments to statements now subject to investigation by federal prosecutors.

The committee, which will be chaired by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., includes Reps. Chip Roy, R-Texas, Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Ralph Norman, R-S.C.

Prosecutors said the Arkansas man had a stun gun tucked into his pants when he stormed the Capitol and invaded House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office.

The Republican National Committee filed lawsuits asking judges to declare noncitizen voting unconstitutional.

It’s another major victory for the Justice Department, which is also trying to secure sedition convictions against the former leader of the Proud Boys and 4 associates.

The attacks have been led by Ronna McDaniel's chief rival, a Trump attorney who has accused McDaniel of religious bigotry, chronic misspending and privately claiming she can control the former president.

With control of both the House and Senate, Democrats will set the agenda, but Republicans still hope to leave their mark.

Despite their criticism, Biden's fellow Democrats defended what they said was his cooperation with the Justice Department as the search for additional classified material unfolds.

Since serving as COVID-19 response coordinator, Zients has returned to the White House in a low-profile position to work on staffing matters for the remainder of Biden's first term.

Officials completed a 'thorough search' of his Wilmington home Friday and took possession of six items with classified markings, some of which were from his work as vice president and some from his time in the Senate.

Santos has faced calls to resign for fabricating numerous details about his life.

The sanctions were issued on behalf of 18 defendants who submitted a joint motion accusing Trump of knowingly filing a suit with bogus and unbelievable claims to dishonestly advance a political narrative.

Ninety-seven employees of the court were formally interviewed; all denied disclosing the opinion but some later admitted they told their spouses.

McCarthy suggests that the Republican-controlled Congresses never increased spending at all. That's false.

The Treasury Department says it has started taking 'extraordinary measures' as the government has run up against its legal borrowing capacity of $31.381 trillion.

Santos's campaign website claims she was inside one of the World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11, 2001, but immigration records indicate she wasn't in the United States that day.

A Meta spokesman said the company will announce its decision about reinstating Donald Trump's access this month.

Solomon Peña, who is charged with directing shootings at the homes of Democratic elected officials, should be held without bond, prosecutors say.