Gov. Paul LePage looks to be leading a Republican civil war against U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’ 2018 gubernatorial bid — before anyone’s sure that she’ll declare one and as she sits at the center of the national health care debate. The governor railed against the moderate Republican senator at a Saturday pig roast put on by the Somerset […]
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Anthony Scaramucci out after 11 days as White House comms director
WASHINGTON (AP) — Anthony Scaramucci is out as White House communications director after just 11 days on the job. A person close to Scaramucci confirmed his ouster just hours after President Donald Trump’s new chief of staff, John Kelly, was sworn into office. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized […]
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Susan Collins wants to boost funding where Donald Trump aims to cut
Health care isn’t the only area where U.S. Sen. Susan Collins is defying President Donald Trump. In her role as chair of an appropriations subcommittee devoted to transportation, housing and urban development, the Maine Republican is pushing through a budget plan for transportation and housing that calls for spending more than $8 billion above what […]
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Donald Trump's new chief of staff Kelly takes over a White House in chaos
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s new chief of staff is entering a West Wing battered by crisis. Retired Gen. John Kelly, previously the Homeland Security secretary, takes over Monday from the ousted Reince Priebus. Trump hopes Kelly can bring some military order to an administration weighed down by a stalled legislative agenda, a cabal […]
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Vladmir Putin wants U.S. to cut 755 diplomats in Russia
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that the U.S. diplomatic missions in Moscow and elsewhere in the country will have to reduce their staffs by 755 people, signaling a significant escalation in the Russian response to American sanctions over the Kremlin’s intervention in the 2016 presidential election. The United States and Russia have […]
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Maine joins 17 states seeking military transgender protections
HONOLULU (AP) — The top legal officers in 18 states and the District of Columbia have asked Congress to pass legislation prohibiting discrimination against transgender service members. Hawaii Attorney General Douglas Chin sent the letter dated Thursday in response to President Donald Trump’s announcement, via Twitter a day earlier, that he would ban transgender people […]
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Donald Trump pushes out Reince Priebus, names DHS' Kelly White House chief of staff
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says Gen. John F. Kelly is his new White House chief of staff. That means Reince Priebus is out. Trump tweeted: “I am pleased to inform you that I have just named General/Secretary John F Kelly as White House Chief of Staff. He is a Great American.” Kelly is […]
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Scaramucci tirades ignite smoldering White House tensions
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s new communications director exploded the smoldering tensions at the White House into a full-fledged conflagration Thursday, angrily daring Trump’s chief of staff to deny he’s a “leaker” and exposing West Wing backstabbing in language more suitable to a mobster movie than a seat of presidential stability. In a pull-no-punches, […]
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Newcomer Scaramucci challenges Priebus to prove he doesn't leak
WASHINGTON (AP) — New White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci went after chief of staff Reince Priebus Thursday as a suspected “leaker” within the West Wing in a pull-no-punches interview that laid bare the personality clashes and internal turmoil of Donald Trump’s presidency. “The fish stinks from the head down,” Scaramucci said after calling in […]
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Gov. Paul LePage says inappropriate FOA use is designed to disrupt
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s Republican governor says misuse of public access law is costing the state “thousands of dollars” and is designed to disrupt his administration. Gov. Paul LePage spoke out against what he calls inappropriate use of Maine’s Freedom of Access Act during an appearance on WGAN-AM Thursday morning. He says he supports […]