AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine lawmakers have advanced a bill to force the release of $15 million in bonds for senior citizen housing that voters approved two years ago, but an initial House vote fell short of the two-thirds majority needed to override the governor’s expected veto. The Democratic-controlled House on Tuesday voted 85-57 supporting the […]
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Reports: Chelsea Manning released from military prison
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Pvt. Chelsea Manning, the transgender soldier convicted of giving classified government materials to WikiLeaks, was released from a Kansas military prison early Wednesday after serving seven years of her 35-year sentence, according to media reports. President Barack Obama granted Manning clemency in his final days in office in January. NBC News, […]
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White House scrambles to deal with another crisis
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump personally appealed to FBI Director James Comey to abandon the bureau’s investigation into National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, according to notes Comey wrote after the meeting. The White House issued a furious denial after the notes were disclosed late Tuesday, near the end of a tumultuous day spent beating back […]
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Supplant petty partisanship
I gather from Mary Jane Newell’s letter (May 14) that she is offended by people practicing freedom of speech, freedom of assembly and other constitutional rights. While she repeatedly excoriates the “liberal media,” she may not realize that there are those who find Fox to be neither “news” nor “fair and balanced,” but simply as […]
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Gov. Paul LePage threatens to ban nips if 5-cent deposit passes
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage said he’d work to ban the sale of 50-milliliter alcohol containers if the Legislature passes a widely supported bill to extend the state’s bottle deposit law to include the so-called “nips.” The Republican governor’s threat came the same day that the Maine Senate voted 32-3 to approve the bill. It […]
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White House denies Trump asked Comey to shut down Flynn investigation
WASHINGTON — The White House disputed a report Monday that President Donald Trump asked former FBI Director James Comey to shut down an investigation into ousted national security adviser Michael Flynn. The New York Times reported that Trump made the request during a February Oval Office meeting. The newspaper cited a memo Comey wrote shortly […]
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H.R. McMaster defends Donald Trump sharing intel with Russians
WASHINGTON — Pushing back against allegations of damaging intelligence disclosures, President Donald Trump’s national security adviser insisted Tuesday that Trump’s revelations to Russian officials about activities by the Islamic State group were “wholly appropriate” and amounted to a routine sharing of information. H.R. McMaster added that none of the U.S. officials present for the president’s […]
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GOP group takes to airwaves to defend Bruce Poliquin
As part of its national effort to keep Congress in Republican hands, the American Action Network is kicking off a radio ad campaign to support U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin. Poliquin is one of 10 members of Congress from swing districts slated to benefit from a $400,000 advertising blitz that runs through June 5, the group […]
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Lawmakers express shock, concern about Trump disclosure of classified information
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers expressed shock and concern after learning that President Donald Trump had revealed highly classified information to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador during a meeting in the Oval Office last week, according to current and former U.S. officials. “Obviously, they are in a downward spiral right now and have got to figure […]
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Shenna Bellows’ bill would ban ISPs from selling customer browsing data
AUGUSTA — A Maine Democrat says her bill would ban internet service providers from selling their customers’ online browsing data to third parties without explicit consent. Roughly a dozen states have taken up measures in the last two months to enhance internet privacy laws following the defeat of protections proposed on the federal level. Sen. […]