President Donald Trump asked two of the nation’s top intelligence officials in March to help him push back against an FBI investigation into possible coordination between his campaign and the Russian government, according to current and former officials. Trump made separate appeals to the director of national intelligence, Daniel Coats, and to Adm. Michael Rogers, […]
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Donald Trump condemns ‘evil losers’ who carried out concert attack
President Donald Trump makes a statement on the terrorist attack in Manchester after a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Tuesday, May 23, 2017, in the West Bank City of Bethlehem. BETHLEHEM, West Bank — President Donald Trump on Tuesday condemned the “evil losers” responsible for a deadly attack on concert-goers in England and called […]
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Legislature passes bill to limit PAC expenditures
AUGUSTA — The Maine Legislature has approved a bill that bars lawmakers from paying themselves or businesses they own from political action committees under their control, sending the measure to Gov. Paul LePage for his approval. The bill, An Act Regarding Political Action Committee Expenditures, was passed unanimously last week by the Maine House and […]
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Analysis: Can Michael Flynn refuse to turn over documents to Congress?
In this Feb. 13, 2017, photo, Mike Flynn arrives for a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington. The former national security adviser will invoke his Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination on Monday, May 22, 2017, as he notifies the Senate Intelligence committee that he will not comply with a […]
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Everything at the White House is just ducky
A duck and her ducklings walk towards the West Wing from the North Lawn of the White House in Washington on Friday, May 19, 2017.
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White House is trying to dupe media with phony leaks
Television network crews begin their evening news broadcast from the driveway outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. The Justice Department has appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller as a special counsel to oversee a federal investigation into potential coordination between Russia and the Donald Trump campaign […]
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Mark Zuckerberg says his Maine trip was not part of a political campaign
Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, talk to Millinocket residents Saturday after hiking in the area. They were on vacation and celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary. NEWPORT, R.I. — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says his quest this year to visit every state he hadn’t before is about building relationships, not politics. The 33-year-old billionaire wrote in […]
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Q&A: What to expect during Bill Cosby’s jury selection
Bill Cosby, center, arrives for jury selection in his sexual assault case at the Allegheny County Courthouse, Monday, May 22, 2017, in Pittsburgh. The case is set for trial June 5 in suburban Philadelphia. Hundreds of potential jurors have been called to a Pittsburgh courthouse as the search for panel that will decide comedian Bill […]
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In Israel, Donald Trump urges for new Middle East ‘harmony’
President Donald Trump speaks during welcome ceremony Monday, May 22, 2017, in Tel Aviv accompanied by Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin, center, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. JERUSALEM — President Donald Trump urged leaders in the Middle East to seize a “rare opportunity” to overcome past rifts as he began talks in Israel on the second leg […]
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Key lawmakers vow public hearings on why Comey was fired
WASHINGTON — Members of key congressional committees are pledging a full public airing as to why former FBI director James Comey was ousted amid an intensifying investigation into Russia’s interference with the U.S. election. The probe appears to be reaching close to President Donald Trump and his inner circle. In Sunday show appearances, both Republican […]