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His appearance comes more than two years since the start of the Russia investigation and few bombshells are expected. -
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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will square off in the second round of Democratic presidential primary debates, while Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren will have their own round to argue their progressive visions. -
The Morning Consult poll found the Republican incumbent had the second-lowest approval rating of any senator, while Sen. Angus King was the most-liked senator. -
The president says he wasn't happy hearing the phrase at his rally in North Carolina, even though he did not discourage the crowd. -
Many staffers have decided to quit rather than move, prompting concerns of the agency will be unable to adequately fund or inform agricultural science.
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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The new rules will allow asylum seekers to apply for welfare benefits known as General Assistance, which the governor says is consistent with the intent of a 2015 state law that the administration of former Gov. Paul LePage narrowly interpreted. -
Several new laws that affect school nutrition programs will have Maine school districts retool the way they feed students to avoid 'food shaming' while providing nutritious meals. -
The president turns a campaign rally into an extended dissection of 4 Democratic congresswomen he attacked this week with racist tweets. -
The two Trump administration officials have failed to turn over documents related to their efforts to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census -
Democrats vote, 137 to 95, to table the resolution in a move designed to avoid a direct vote on whether to impeach the president. -
The fund provides money to those who have contracted diseases that have been linked to exposure to toxic debris in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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Campaign finance reports filed by three prominent candidates provide a glimpse inside Portland's race for mayor. -
The nonprofit receives nearly $2 million from the family planning program each year, and that money represents roughly 25% of its revenue. -
Intense national interest is fueling record donations to Sen. Susan Collins, while challenger Sara Gideon raised over $1 million in about a week. -
Stone, a longtime friend of President Donald Trump, was banned from posting on social media after a judge found he violated a gag order in his case. -
Before the vote, the president calls on Republicans to stick with him, and renews his attacks on 4 female lawmakers of color. -
The House speaker ratchets up pressure on budget talks, just days left before Congress plans to leave for the rest of the summer. -
They express gratitude for the support they have received and urge Americans 'not to take the bait' and instead focus on important issues. -
Thaddeus St. John, 26, owner of Lincoln and Maine Inc., hopes to bring transparency to Portland's politics. -
Jonathan Treacy filed papers Monday to become the fourth Democrat vying for the chance to challenge Maine's senior senator in next year's election. -
There was near unanimous condemnation from Democrats for Trump's comments and a rumble of discontent from a subset of Republicans – but not from the party's congressional leaders. -
All 4 members of the state's delegation criticize the president for racist and xenophobic tweets he made about their colleagues in Congress. -
The campaign of Susan Collins, the only Republican from New England in Congress, announced it has raised a total of $6.45 million, with $2 million coming in the second quarter of 2019. -
Ambassador Kim Darroch alleged the White House had no strategy for what would happen after withdrawal and no plan for reaching out to allies. -
House Speaker Nancy Pelos denounces the tweets as 'xenophobic comments meant to divide our nation.' -
A new book says the former House speaker decided to leave Washington rather than endure 2 more years of Donald Trump's presidency. -
The city councilor urges voters to support the two other challengers taking on incumbent Mayor Ethan Strimling. -
The action sets up a showdown with the Senate over the annual defense authorization bill. -
The special counsel is now scheduled to speak to 2 House committees on July 24 -
Alexander Acosta's resignation comes after criticism of his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein sex-crimes case when he was the U.S. attorney in Miami in 2008. -
This analysis includes Susan Collins and New Hampshire's Jeanne Shaheen among the most vulnerable senators next year. -
The Maine congresswoman teams up with a fellow Democrat from Florida in a bid to require the Department of Defense to consider sea level rise when planning new bases. -
The problems between centrist Democrats and progressive newcomers have been developing for weeks, mounting as Congress struggled to pass a border funding package. -
Justice Democrats, which helped elect Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York, has endorsed Sweet while other national groups are backing Sara Gideon to challenge Sen. Susan Collins next year. -
The governor is directing the Department of Marine Resources to come up with an alternative to a federal plan to reduce the Maine lobster industry's impact on endangered right whales. -
The panel voted to subpoena 12 people with connections to the president. -
The nationwide sweep, which was postponed last month by President Trump and remains in flux, aims at people with final deportation orders. -
The president is instead ordering all federal agencies to turn over information on the numbers of citizens and noncitizens. -
The state's congressional delegation sends a letter urging the president to intervene to protect the lobster industry while regulators work on new rules to protect right whales. -
Other candidates have raised significant funds, too, with City Councilor Spencer Thibodeau saying he's nearly matched the $60,000 the mayor has raised since January. -
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The unanimous ruling is a victory for the president in a case brought by the attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia. -
U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman wrote 'defendants provide no reason, let alone "satisfactory reasons," for the substitution of counsel.’ -
Retired fighter pilot Amy McGrath says she sees the Senate majority leader as vulnerable because of his tenure in Washington and his stance on health care. -
Last month, the Senate majority leader said he opposes reparations because the country has dealt with its 'original sin of slavery' because it elected Obama.
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The president has invited conservative organizations Turning Point USA and PragerU, but left out Facebook, Twitter and Google. -
Heading into a tough 2020 re-election campaign, Maine's senior senator formed a joint fundraising group with her Republican colleague from South Carolina. -
The president said he feels ‘very badly’ for Labor Secretary Alex Acosta and praised him as ‘very good’ at his job. -
With a short time to collect 63,067 signatures, special interest groups and individuals file more than a dozen requests to challenge newly signed laws. -
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and a growing collection of congressional Democrats say President Donald Trump's labor secretary should quit -
The self-made billionaire was still at the office most days, even after being diagnosed with leukemia in February. -
But the president of the Maine Welfare Directors Association doesn't believe Sen. Ben Chipman's bill will have much of an impact on service center communities such as Portland and Bangor. -
The California congressman becomes the first candidate in the crowded 2020 Democratic primary to exit the campaign. -
Elizabeth Warren raised $19.1 in the second quarter, topping Bernie Sanders
