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No Democrat has publicly supported the deal since Trump announced it.
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Among the issues Democrats plan to scrutinize her over is her overhaul of campus sexual assault rules and rollback of regulations on for-profit colleges. -
The former prosecutor known for interrogating Trump officials appearing before Congress joins the 2020 Democratic field. -
Organizations that help victims of violence and sex abuse have to cut back on their services. -
The Democrat reworked her politics starting in 2009, abandoning the conservative positions that made her popular in upstate New York.
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 president lashes out at the House speaker as well as conservatives who said his offer of temporary protection for Dreamers was amnesty. -
The governor kindles hope, but tensions linger over the role she played as attorney general in regard to sovereignty issues. -
With the shift in political priorities, lawmakers propose dozens of bills, including 'a bold idea': A Green New Deal. -
The governor solicits proposals for what's likely to be a visible affirmation of renewable energy. -
Demonstrators make their voices heard on issues like Skowhegan High School's mascot. -
The governor will spend the holiday participating in a dialogue with students of color. -
The Senate majority leader has said for weeks he won't entertain legislation that doesn't include wall funding, a move conservatives appreciate. -
Within the movement's senior leadership are claims of anti-Semitism that prompt the development of alternative marches in protest. -
His proposal is designed to ramp up pressure on Democrats to end the 29-day partial government shutdown. -
While the crowds are down from two years ago, protest signs are plentiful. -
Her statement appears to head off any chance of her speaking to U.S. investigators looking into possible collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign. -
Advisers to Howard Schultz are exploring the possibility of launching an independent bid for the White House in 2020. -
The House passes the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act to give compensation for federal workers affected by the partial shutdown. -
The president is expected to make an announcement at 4 p.m. -
He also announces staff changes that have taken place since chief of staff Kay Rand stepped down.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had considered traveling by commercial plane to visit U.S. troops in Afghanistan. -
The unprecedented public statement regarding its evidence in the Russia probe says the explosive report by BuzzFeed News is inaccurate. -
The independent senator says he's expected to recover fully and his schedule won't be affected. -
Amanda Beal grew up on a dairy farm in Litchfield and has served as president and CEO of Maine Farmland Trust since 2016. -
It's very rare nationwide for fathers and daughters to serve in the same legislative chamber. -
The Seante majority leader is up for re-election in 2020 in a state where Trump tends to be more popular than he is. -
A report by Buzzfeed said the president personally directed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about the Trump Tower Moscow project. -
Maine has the nation's 7th-highest rate of non-medical opt-outs and high rates of infectious diseases like whooping cough. -
Some are hesitant to apply, knowing they will have to pay back the unemployment benefits when they finally return to work. -
The president says the House speaker should stay in Washington to negotiate an end to the partial government shutdown, but Democrats accuse the president of behaving like a child. -
However, the House vote will not prevent the Trump administration from easing sanctions because Senate Republicans sided with the plan. -
But the Department of Health and Human Services' inspector general says that federal tracking is so poor that the exact number is unknown. -
Cohen tweeted that what he did was a the direction of Trump and Trump's lawyer called Cohen 'completely untrustworthy.' -
Pingree says Maine's Office of Innovation and the Future will look for solutions in early-childhood education, the opioid crisis, broadband expansion and other areas. -
However, both Rudy Giuliani and the president have denied that anyone associated with Trump's campaign colluded with Russia. -
Trump's allies say Pelosi's request for a postponement is a political ploy. -
Maine's new governor has vowed not to raise taxes in her first 2-year budget proposal, but Democratic lawmakers' agenda calls for more state spending. -
The standard deduction has roughly doubled, and those with dependent children and those who itemize deductions will see differences. -
The court system says it has found enough money to continue operating through Jan. 25, during the partial government shutdown. -
Some interest groups who represent farmers and conservationists want to break up the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, but Gov. Janet Mills has reservations.
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Sen. Susan Collins of Maine is among Republicans signing on to a letter asking that the government reopen for 3 weeks while talks continue. -
Trump won the lease to the government-owned building where the Trump International Hotel is housed years before he became president. -
Portland's mayor, who proposed reforms this week to ‘get the big money out of municipal politics,’ has already raised more than $40,000. -
Trump hotel executives have alerted their staff to foreign officials, corporate executives, long-term guests, Trump family friends and big spenders, noted as 'VIP Arrivals.' -
The House speaker says the president could deliver his address in writing to Congress – and forgo a prime-time platform to make his case for a wall. -
The former governor – a longtime foe of wind energy subsidies – created the commission to investigate the impacts of turbines after halting new wind projects in parts of the state. -
He won his Iowa district by just a slim margin in November and Republicans fear his notoriety translates into fundraising success for any Democratic opponent. -
The draft recommendations were compiled by a diverse group of 20 organizations discussing the 'next generation' of land conservation. -
Democrat Sara Gideon's bill would go beyond a federal law requiring most employers to give unpaid leave, and she says that would help Maine build ‘a strong, vibrant workforce.’ -
The federal judge says it would be irresponsible to allow critical employees to stay home, and pointed out that Congress, not the judiciary, controls federal spending. -
The $15 million package would create an estimated 200 new affordable housing units, with $500,000 earmarked for home repairs for low-income seniors. -
It’s a fairly common practice among politicians with enough personal wealth to finance some or all of their campaigns. -
William Barr, in his confirmation hearing Tuesday, also disclosed having discussed special counsel Robert Mueller with Trump during a meeting in 2017 when Barr declined to join Trump's legal team. -
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's proposal. -
The Marine combat veteran stands to have some sway over contracts for Bath Iron Works.
