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The president's campaign is pushing to convince supporters that the border barrier they imagined him building is already real. -
The House passes a bill to require the removal of U.S. soldiers from Yemen within 30 days. -
Republican lawmakers may have to choose between their party's leader and their self-described opposition to executive overreach. -
The governor's order opens the door for state agencies to issue permits that were put in limbo under her predecessor. -
Weld left the Republican Party in 2016 and joined former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson on the Libertarian Party ticket. -
The president, denied most of the money he sought for a wall in the spending bill passed by Congress, now plans to use money from other accounts. A wide range of critics vows to challenge that strategy.
Follow the Money
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Election 2018
Dollars from donors: See who’s contributing to the campaigns of Maine’s 2nd Congressional District candidates
Democratic challenger Jared Golden reported raising $2.7 million in the latest quarterly filing.
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Election 2018
Dollars from donors: See who’s contributing to Maine’s 1st Congressional District race
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Election 2018
Dollars from donors: See who’s contributing to the campaigns of Maine’s 2018 U.S. Senate candidates
Angus King's reelection campaign has raised $4.6 million since the beginning of 2017, including $3.5 million from individual donors and $1.1 million from political action committees.
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Election 2018
Dollars from donors: See who’s financed Maine’s 2018 governor’s race
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Election 2018
Dollars from donors: PAC spending in Maine’s 2018 gubernatorial and State House races
As of Oct. 29, political action committees and party committees had spent over $10 million to influence the governor's race, plus over $2.4 million more to influence Maine's State House contests.
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Election 2018
Dollars from donors: PAC fundraising data for the 2018 election
Friday was a filing date for Maine's political action committees and party committees to report their donations and expenditures.
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Tapping funds for disaster relief, drug interdiction or military construction are possibilities, but each has political and practical ramifications. -
The Judiciary Committee chairman calls it 'a gross abuse of presidential power,' but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says no decision had been made on a challenge. -
Republican Sen. Susan Collins joins Sen. Angus King, an independent, and Democratic Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden in questioning the wisdom and constitutionality of such a move. -
Amanda Beal, who now heads the Maine Farmland Trust, gets a unanimous endorsement. -
The move by the president is intended to fund his border wall without congressional approval. -
The veteran lawyer will oversee the Robert Mueller investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. -
After overwhelming approval of legislation to prevent a shutdown, the specter of the president's national-emergency declaration has produced widespread opposition in Congress. -
Angus King says he will oppose William Barr's nomination and Collins will vote in support.
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Two proposed bond measures would provide $120 million for projects in underserved areas, and the political will has grown. -
He built a fringe political organization likened to a cult and ran for president eight times, once while in prison for mail fraud. -
The finding could add years to the prison sentence of the former Trump campaign chairman. -
The governor says she is pleased with the rate subsidies and funding for new energy technology that are being offered. -
The former first lady defends her star status in a post-show text exchange. -
The freshman Democrat is in hot water after suggesting that Israel's allies in U.S. politics are motivated by money. -
A bill introduced Wednesday by U.S. Rep. Jared Golden to crack down on price spikes is only the latest in a series of measures backed by Maine's lawmakers to lower the cost of prescriptions. -
The president is expected to sign the bill, though uncertainty remains as he says a border wall will be built regardless of what Congress does. -
Some see a proposed state mandate as contributing to a more productive and stable work force, while others decry the burden of cost, especially when profit margins are 'very thin.' -
The legislation's sponsor acknowledges that even the $80 million effort won't meet the state's 'immense need.' -
Maine lawmakers ask the woman hired to give lobbyists free sexual-harassment training not to come back because of complaints about her presentation. -
More than 6 in 10 favor impeachment if Mueller concludes Trump obstructed justice or authorized his campaign to coordinate with Russians in an effort to win the 2016 election. -
The Senate majority leader wants lawmakers on the record about the climate change package, hoping it will alienate their moderate constituents. -
It was at that meeting that prosecutors believe the men may have exchanged key information relevant to Russia and Trump's presidential bid. -
Included in the bill is language to protect the use of intertidal zones at Acadia National Park by clammers and wormers. -
Maine's independent U.S. senator says he is concerned about Barr's views on executive powers.
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The president suggests he'll be 'adding things‘ to legislation calling for a fraction of the $5.7 billion he demanded for 234 miles of steel walls. -
The measure follows a budget proposal by Gov. Janet Mills to spend $10 million in tobacco settlement money to reduce youth smoking rates, as well as vaping. -
The retired astronaut is married to Gabrielle Giffords. -
The congresswoman suggested on Twitter that American politicians are influenced by a pro-Israel lobbying group. -
Saying Maine 'cannot afford to stand still,' the governor defends plans to expand Medicaid, spend more on education and fighting the opioid crisis, and return more money to cities and towns. -
The measure would require an inspection of the septic system whenever a lakefront property changes hands, a regulation already in effect for seaside properties. -
Still to be determined is whether President Trump will sign off on the deal, which falls far short of his demand for money to build more than 200 miles of border wall. -
The former governor will serve as honorary chairman of the Maine People Before Politics organization. -
Virginia's Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, a Democrat, has been accused of sexual assault by two women in the past week. -
The announcement, made as snow pelted the bareheaded candidate, reinforced Klobuchar's self-positioning as a hardy Midwesterner accustomed to pushing through obstacles. -
Talks have apparently stalled. -
The case is the last one pending in federal court in which the former governor is a named party. -
Officials hope the move will send a message that the city of Sandusky values voting rights and diversity. -
The House has passed the Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act to establish a fine and imprisonment of up to 5 years as penalties for those who attempt to defraud military veterans of their benefits. -
The agency is taking a new tack with polluters, giving states more of a role in regulation and enforcement and stressing education and voluntary compliance. -
In an interview he says he will not resign. -
The governor's proposal includes more money for pre-kindergarten, raising minimum teacher pay to $40,000 and increasing support for higher education. -
Gov. Paul LePage vetoed such a measure last year despite legislative support for it, and the issue is resurfacing now. -
Meanwhile, the man in line to succeed him is hit with another sexual assault accusation. -
The tabloid avoided prosecution in the other case by agreeing to stay out of legal trouble. -
President Trump appeals to his loyal supporters among evangelical voters. -
Kavanaugh sided with the minority in a 5-4 vote to block a restrictive Louisiana abortion law. -
Gov. Janet Mills proposes an $8 billion plan that would increase General Fund spending 11%, saying Maine can afford to put more money into schools, public safety and municipal revenue sharing. -
Republicans accuse the Democrats of using powers in the tax law to mount a political witch hunt for Trump's tax returns. -
The Amazon CEO, who also owns The Washington Post, says American Media wanted him to release a statement saying he had no basis to suggest the tabloid's reporting was politically motivated. -
Maine's 2nd District congressman says the revised trade agreement doesn't do enough to protect American workers.
