LEWISTON — With state Rep. Jared Golden’s decision to run for a U.S. House seat instead of a third term in the Legislature, Democrat Kristen Cloutier hopes to claim the 60th District seat. Cloutier, the president of Lewiston’s City Council, said Monday that she feels “called to do something beyond the municipal level.” She said […]
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Police: Donald Trump Jr.’s wife exposed to white powder
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump Jr.’s wife was taken to a New York City hospital as a precaution Monday after she opened an envelope addressed to her husband that contained an unidentified white powder, police said. A preliminary test indicated the substance wasn’t dangerous, police said. Vanessa Trump, 40, opened the letter addressed to […]
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Lewiston native Mark Dion hopes to be Maine's next governor
After working at a bakery following his graduation from Lewiston High School in 1972, Mark Dion hoped to find an easier job at the Lewiston Brass Works and Foundry. Things did not quite turn out that way. His new employer figured that since Dion was used to ovens, he would be perfect working the furnaces. […]
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Donald Trump proposes $4.4 trillion budget that keeps growing the deficit
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump unveiled a $4.4 trillion budget for next year that heralds an era of $1 trillion-plus federal deficits and — unlike the plan he released last year — never comes close to promising a balanced ledger even after 10 years. The growing deficits reflect, in part, the impact of last […]
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Congress takes on immigration issue amid election pressures
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate begins a rare, open-ended debate on immigration and the fate of the “Dreamer” immigrants on Monday, and Republican senators say they’ll introduce President Donald Trump’s plan. Though his proposal has no chance of passage, Trump may be the most influential voice in the conversation. If the aim is to pass […]
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David Sorensen’s ex-wife in hiding after he resigns from White House
Jessica Corbett is in hiding. The 32-year-old ex-wife of a White House speechwriter she accused of domestic violence says she’s humiliated and hoping her life can return to normal soon. Speaking on the phone from an undisclosed location outside of Maine, the Portland resident talked to the Press Herald at length Sunday about how she […]
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Paul LePage: 'I'm going to work until the last minute'
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s outspoken governor has kicked off his final year in office by keeping a low profile. There have been no personal jabs, no radio rants. Which Paul LePage will show up Tuesday for his final State of the State address? The low-key lame duck or the provocateur who forced a shutdown of […]
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Democracy demands compromise
I read with great interest Thomas Shields letter (Feb. 8): “Democrats being obstructionist.” As I have in the past, I would remind Shields of the following: • After Barack Obama was elected president, Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, stated that the only thing the Republicans would work on was to ensure that Obama didn’t serve a second […]
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Donald Trump holds onto Democrats’ memo on FBI surveillance
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will not immediately agree to release a Democratic memo rebutting GOP claims that the FBI abused its surveillance authority as it probed Russian meddling in the 2016 election but has directed the Justice Department to work with lawmakers so some form of the document could be made public, the White […]
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Maine Democrats and Republicans split over bill to trim minimum wage increase
AUGUSTA — A legislative committee divided along partisan lines Thursday over a Republican proposal that would scale back future minimum-wage increases in Maine while creating a lower wage for younger workers. In November 2016, Maine voters approved a ballot initiative that increased the state’s minimum wage from $7.50 to $9 an hour, with additional $1-an-hour […]