During the hearing, senators at times rehashed years-old grievances over the tactics used to control a committee that has been central in the political fight over judicial oversight.
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Appeals court reinstates gag order barring Trump from maligning New York court staff
The initial order was instated after Trump posted a derogatory comment about the judge’s law clerk to social media.
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Eric Brakey won’t seek reelection, plans to move to New Hampshire
Auburn’s state senator said he’ll become director of a libertarian group after his Senate term ends
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Republicans consider vote to authorize Biden impeachment as White House questions legitimacy
Republican leaders have long said a vote on the impeachment investigation was unnecessary but are reconsidering.
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Sen. King unveils legislation to restrict deadliness of assault weapons
The Maine independent says the bill, which has been in the works for years, would ban high-capacity magazines among other things.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Politics
Documents reveal NextEra’s hidden efforts to oppose transmission line corridor
The documents released by the Maine ethics commission detail the energy company’s funding of the Stop the Corridor group and how a Virginia consultant working for NextEra funneled money to the Maine Democratic Party.
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State ethics commission fines group behind ‘right to repair’ referendum
The Maine Automotive Right to Repair Committee was assessed a $35,000 fine for late notifications of major contributions to donors and the commission.
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Deutsche Bank was keen to land a ‘whale’ of a client in Trump, documents at his fraud trial show
Prosecutors maintain that Donald Trump’s allegedly inflated financial statements were critical to netting his company the Deutsche Bank loans at favorable rates, saving him many millions of dollars in interest.
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Winning the presidential nomination is all about delegates. But how does the process work?
Here are the basics about the delegate selection process that you should know as the primary campaign gets underway.
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Trump suggests he’d expand military deployment within the U.S. if he returns to office
A law first crafted in the nation’s infancy would give Trump as commander in chief almost unfettered power to do so, military and legal experts say.