WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump White House’s handling of abuse charges against men in its midst is frustrating prominent Republican women as the party’s yearslong struggle to attract female voters stretches into the 2018 midterm elections. “It’s the mixed signals. They’ve just got to be stronger, more consistent, clearer in the message” to women, Sen. […]
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Donald Trump’s attorney says he paid $130,000 to porn star
A longtime personal attorney for President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he paid $130,000 to an adult-film star who had told people she had an affair with Trump a decade before he won the presidency. Michael Cohen, who had previously dismissed stories about the payment, said he paid Stormy Daniels — whose real name is […]
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Paul LePage stands firm against Medicaid expansion, says ‘our job is not done’
AUGUSTA — A fired-up Gov. Paul LePage delivered his final State of the State address to a joint session of the Maine Legislature on Tuesday night, entering the House chamber after he shook a fist at protesters who were there to challenge his stance against a voter-approved measure to expand Medicaid to about 70,000 low-income Mainers. LePage […]
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Not all agree LePage has kept promises to Mainers
AUGUSTA — In his final year as Maine’s governor, Republican Paul LePage reflects often on what he has and has not done. This week, he told The Associated Press, “Of the things I’ve campaigned on, I would say I’m the only governor that’s ever done what he said he’s going to do.” That is, not […]
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Director of National Intelligence says Russia will attempt to undermine the 2018 midterm elections
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government’s top intelligence official said on Tuesday he expects Russia to continue using propaganda, false personas and other tactics to undermine the upcoming elections. “There should be no doubt that Russia perceives its past efforts” to disrupt the 2016 presidential campaign “as a success,” and it “views the 2018 midterm elections” […]
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Conservatives lash out at GOP spending binge
NEW YORK (AP) — The GOP is the party of fiscal responsibility no more. That’s according to some conservatives who are grappling with a Republican-backed spending binge that threatens to generate trillion-dollar deficits for years to come while staining a cherished pillar of the modern-day Republican Party. While President Donald Trump and his allies hope […]
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Agency-by-agency highlights of Trump’s 2019 budget
Highlights from President Donald Trump’s budget for fiscal year 2019, released Monday. International space station The Trump administration wants NASA out of the International Space Station by 2025 and to have private businesses running the place instead. Under Trump’s 2019 proposed budget, U.S. government funding for the space station would end by 2025. The government […]
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Senate leaders predict a tough time getting immigration deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate’s two top leaders put on a show of comradery as their chamber launched its immigration debate, but also laid down markers underscoring how hard it will be to reach a deal that can move through Congress. “We really do get along, despite what you read in the press,” Senate Minority […]
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Paul LePage will lay out his agenda tonight in his final State of the State speech to the Legislature
AUGUSTA — Fans and critics of Gov. Paul LePage can agree on one thing for certain: The firebrand Republican is unlikely to go quietly as he wraps up his final year as the state’s chief executive. In the last few months alone, LePage has flexed his executive muscles by shutting down wind power development, unilaterally […]
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Trump budget would kill funds for many programs in Maine
President Trump released a proposed budget for the next fiscal year Monday that, if enacted, would have serious consequences across Maine. The sweeping plan again proposes to eliminate the programs that provide heating oil to low-income Mainers, legal aid to indigent citizens, and grants to towns and cities to rehabilitate housing, infrastructure, and services. It […]