Gov. Paul LePage on Tuesday declared that an overdose-reversing drug he previously criticized is actually effective at saving lives — but that he still wants drug abusers to pay for it or be sent to rehab. “I believe that Narcan will save lives. However, if you allow it to go 12, 13, 14, 15 times […]
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Former-speaker Mark Eves launches Maine gubernatorial run
AUGUSTA, Maine — Former Democratic Maine House Speaker Mark Eves is set to join the increasingly crowded 2018 governor’s race. The former legislator is expected to announce his campaign during a Thursday evening barbecue at his North Berwick home. He becomes the fifth Democrat to seek the nomination to replace Republican Gov. Paul LePage, who […]
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Donald Trump says he'll be 'angry' if Senate health care bill flops
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will be “very angry” if the Senate fails to pass a revamped Republican health care bill and said Majority Leader Mitch McConnell must “pull it off,” intensifying pressure on party leaders laboring to win over unhappy GOP senators and preserve the teetering measure. Trump’s remarks came […]
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House reaches deal on biggest expansion of GI Bill in decade
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans and Democrats have reached initial agreement on the biggest expansion of college aid for military veterans in a decade, removing a 15-year time limit to tap into benefits and boosting money for thousands in the National Guard and Reserve. The deal being announced early Thursday is a sweeping effort to […]
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Donald Trump seeks consensus with France despite differences
PARIS (AP) — President Donald Trump and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, are looking to set aside differences on trade and climate change and find common ground as they meet Thursday ahead of Bastille Day celebrations in Paris. Trump arrived in the French capital after an overnight flight from Washington and hours before his meeting […]
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Christopher Wray vows to be an independent FBI director
WASHINGTON — Christopher A. Wray, President Trump’s nominee to head the FBI, told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that if the president improperly pressured him to drop an investigation, he would first try to talk him out of it — and if that failed, resign. He testified during his confirmation hearing that no one […]
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South Portland lawmaker hits Trump with vicious, profane Facebook post
Editor’s note: This story contains objectionable language. AUGUSTA — A Democratic state lawmaker from South Portland posted a vicious attack on President Donald Trump on social media that included the assertion that Trump “is a half-term president, at most, especially if I get within 10 feet of that (unprintable slur).” Rep. Scott Hamann also said […]
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Susan Collins explores creating bipartisan 'Plan B' to GOP health bill
More than half a dozen Republican and Democratic senators have discussed alternatives to the embattled GOP health-care bill, even as Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he plans a vote next week to muscle the Obamacare repeal measure through the Senate. Talks about a bipartisan fallback are based on the idea that Obamacare insurance markets have […]
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Trump supporters rally around Donald Trump Jr.'s email release
President Donald Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., tweeted out a series of emails from the 2016 campaign Tuesday, showing that he agreed to a meeting with a “Russian government lawyer” who was said to have damaging information on Hillary Clinton. The offer was part of “Russia and its government’s support” for the Trump team, […]
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White House under siege as Russia revelations keep coming
WASHINGTON — The White House has been thrust into chaos after days of ever-worsening revelations about a meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and a lawyer characterized as representing the Russian government, as the president fumes against his enemies and senior aides circle each other with suspicion, according to top White House officials and outside advisers. […]