WASHINGTON — Here’s the idea: Swiftly pass a repeal of President Barack Obama’s health care law, perhaps soon enough for Donald Trump to sign it the day he takes the presidential oath. Then approve legislation restructuring the nation’s huge and convoluted health care system — despite Republican divisions, Democratic opposition and millions of jittery constituents. […]
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Gov. Paul LePage names latest acting education commissioner
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage shuffled in another acting commissioner of the Maine Department of Education on Monday — a procedural move that lets him leave the de facto chief in place while continuing to avoid a confirmation hearing. The Republican governor gave Robert Hasson, the department’s director of certification, the job of acting commissioner, […]
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Trump Foundation filing apparently admits to violating ban on ‘self-dealing’
President-elect Donald Trump’s charitable foundation has apparently admitted to the IRS that it violated a legal prohibition against “self-dealing,” which bars nonprofit leaders from using their charity’s money to help themselves, their businesses, or their families. That admission was contained in the Donald J. Trump Foundation’s IRS tax filings for 2015, which were posted online […]
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Aide says Donald Trump not likely to pursue prosecution of Hillary Clinton
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump “doesn’t wish to pursue” further investigations into Hillary Clinton’s email practices, a top adviser said Tuesday, a turnaround from all the campaign rallies when Trump roused supporters to chants of “lock her up.” “I think Hillary Clinton still has to face the fact that a majority of Americans don’t find […]
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Donald Trump vs. the media: Trump, New York Times to meet after cancellation
Trump, New York Times meeting back on Updated 9:50 a.m.: President-elect Donald Trump may be visiting with the New York Times after all. Spokesman Hope Hicks told reporters gathered in Trump Tower on Tuesday morning that Trump was “going to the New York Times” later in the day. The meeting is to consist of a […]
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Donald Trump outlines plan for 1st 100 days of presidency
Trump says in a video released late Monday that his agenda “will be based on a simple core principle: putting America first.” He is reiterating a number of his promises for the first 100 days of his administration, including vows to negotiate new trade deals, remove regulations on businesses and establish a five-year ban on […]
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Donald Trump continues meetings, building administration at Trump Tower
NEW YORK (AP) — Coverage of President-elect Donald Trump (all times EST): Ray Washburne considered for secretary of interior Updated 4:30 p.m.: President-elect Donald Trump is considering Dallas investor Ray Washburne as secretary of the interior. That’s according to a person familiar with the deliberations who spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was […]
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Donald Trump, GOP plan to target federal workers’ benefits and job security
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress are drawing up plans to take on the government bureaucracy they have long railed against, by eroding job protections and grinding down benefits that federal workers have received for a generation. Hiring freezes, an end to automatic raises, a green light to fire poor performers, a […]
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Trump administration could crack down on ‘legal’ marijuana sellers
Attorney general nominee Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., is a fervent foe of marijuana legalization. But if he were confirmed as President-elect Trump’s top law enforcement official, would he really have any power to put his anti-pot views into practice? To review the postelection state of play, a majority of states have legalized medical marijuana and […]
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Susan Collins, Angus King join calls for more postal changes
PORTLAND — Maine U.S. Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins are among a group of more than 80 lawmakers who are calling for improved mail service by reforming the U.S. Postal Service. The reform drive is led by U.S. Sens. Heidi Heitkamp, a North Dakota Democrat, and Jerry Moran, a Kansas Republican. The lawmakers are […]