Their split-the-difference judgment avoids a clean break with the president as he stands for re-election.
Carol Semple
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Two arrested after SUV breaches Mar-a-Lago checkpoint, leading to chase
The president was not at his Florida resort at the time, but was scheduled to arrive later in the day.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Senate rejects witnesses in Trump’s trial, all but ensuring acquittal next week
Republicans prevail in the vote to block new testimony, with plans to allow senators to speak from the floor Monday and Tuesday before a vote on Wednesday.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Experts weigh in on Dershowitz’s impeachment defense: Quid pro whoa
The former Harvard professor delivered a stunning defense of President Trump in the Senate that would essentially make it impossible to impeach a president for anything he might do to boost his reelection prospects.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World
Police pull Maine man, pit bull from frigid New Jersey lake
A Maine man and his pit bull dog were rescued by police after they became trapped in a frigid New Jersey lake
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, New England
New rules to protect endangered right whales face delays
A federal administrator says that state measures have taken more time than be expected to be developed.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Driver drank 6 shots of vodka before fatal Hancock County crash, prosecutors say
The man faces multiple charges in the death of a passenger, who was thrown from his vehicle.
Posted inNation & World
House moves to further restrain Trump from taking military action against Iran
As the Senate is immersed in impeachment, the House is focusing its debate on matters of war and peace.
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Trump trial could end soon as Democrats fail to win key support for calling witnesses
Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., says there is ‘no need for more evidence’ after Sen. Susan Collins of Maine announced she would vote to allow witnesses.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, New England
Herring fishermen looking at another cutback in quota
The herring fleet makes up a major piece of the East Coast commercial fishing business.