MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Jeff Flake has a direct message for the Republicans of New Hampshire: Someone needs to stop Donald Trump. And Flake, a Republican senator from Arizona, may stand up against the Republican president in 2020 — either as a Republican or an independent — if no one else does. “It has not […]
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A pro-civility Republican also emerges to challenge Les Gibson
AUGUSTA — The Democrats aren’t the only ones taking a stand against Republican state House contender Leslie Gibson. Gibson, whose harsh words for teens who survived a school shooting in Florida last month drew national ire, now faces two challengers for the 57th District — one of them from within the ranks of the GOP. […]
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Jesus Christ, a Maine resident, encourages Oprah to run for president
? NORTH WATERBORO — Shutting down the prospect of a presidential bid, Oprah Winfrey has said repeatedly she will not run for president–unless she gets a clear sign from God. Her best friend Gayle King and anchor on “CBS This Morning” suggested on social media that perhaps that divine sign was sent from Maine. 83-year-old […]
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LePage: Maine hospitals not struggling; Augusta area investment ‘a massive disaster’
WATERVILLE — Gov. Paul LePage on Thursday disputed a claim from a member of the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce that hospitals in Maine are struggling, saying they have $800 million worth of projects planned in Bangor, Portland and other areas. “The investment in Augusta has proved to be a massive disaster — they’re the highest […]
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U.S. accuses Russia of ongoing operation to hack energy grid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration accused Russia on Thursday of a concerted operation to hack the U.S. energy grid and other critical infrastructure including aviation, and separately imposed sanctions on a raft of Russian officials for alleged high-tech interference in the 2016 American presidential election. The moves were the strongest to date against Russia […]
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Judge rules Paul LePage doesn't have power to close Downeast Correctional Facility
AUGUSTA – A judge has ordered the LePage administration to continue operating the now-empty Downeast Correctional Facility, handing a partial victory to Washington County officials upset with the prison’s sudden closure. In a 12-page ruling, Kennebec County Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy agreed with the county, union officials and Attorney General Janet Mills that LePage […]
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Democrat who’s horrified by Gibson decided to take him on for House seat
[UPDATE: A pro-civility Republican also emerges to challenge Les Gibson] One of two Florida teens criticized by a Sabattus politician issued a blunt call Wednesday for someone to make sure Republican Leslie Gibson faces an opponent in this year’s state House race. David Hogg, a senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., called […]
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Donald Trump says he made up facts in meeting with Trudeau
President Donald Trump boasted in a fundraising speech Wednesday that he made up facts in a meeting with the leader of a top U.S ally, saying he insisted to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that the United States runs a trade deficit with its neighbor to the north without knowing whether or not that was […]
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Whistleblower denounces Trump's failure to tackle climate change
As the climate policy chief for the U.S. Department of the Interior, Falmouth native Joel Clement had his work cut out for him. For almost seven years, his job required him to come up with ways to deal with fast-changing conditions that threaten everything from national parks to remote villages on the crumbling shores of […]
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Larry Kudlow to be top White House economic adviser
WASHINGTON — Larry Kudlow on Wednesday accepted an offer from President Donald Trump to head the White House’s National Economic Council, according to three people familiar with the decision. Kudlow had been seen as the front-runner, but Trump formally offered Kudlow the job Wednesday to replace former Goldman Sachs executive Gary Cohn, who resigned last […]