The panel is is probing Trump’s involvement in a $130,000 payment made in 2016 to the porn actor Stormy Daniels to keep her from going public about a sexual encounter she said she had with Trump years earlier.
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Trump’s potential indictment caps decades of legal scrutiny
For 40 years, former President Donald Trump has navigated a flurry of legal investigations without ever facing criminal charges.
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Maine lawmakers want federal waiver allowing asylum seekers to work right away
Current federal law requires that they wait 6 months after applying for asylum.
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Maine lawmakers consider $11.7 million in emergency funding for civil legal aid programs
Advocates say Maine’s civil legal aid providers are ‘numerous’ but ‘severely underfunded.’
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Gov. Mills huddles with lawmakers as unofficial budget deadline looms
With the state expecting large revenue surpluses, Mills is facing pressure from her own party to invest in state programs, while Republicans are calling for tax cuts.
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Biden creates national monuments, marine sanctuary in West
Together, the 2 new national monuments protect nearly 514,000 acres of public lands.
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Trump waits out grand jury as New York braces for protests
A city mindful of the riot by Trump loyalists at the U.S. Capitol more than 2 years ago took steps to protect itself from any violence that could accompany the unprecedented prosecution of a former president, who stayed in Florida.
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Man gets 4 years for attacking police at Jan. 6 Capitol riot
A Virginia – who arrived at the Capitol with a gas mask and goggles – threw several pole-like objects at police, stole a police baton from an officer and hit at least 2 officers with it, and pointed a strobe light at officers in the tunnel.
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Following election controversy, Pittston residents pick new Select Board, school board members
Monday’s election drew 408 voters, with Joe Caputo and Jeff Hanley winning respective seats on the Select Board and school board.
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Trump indictment would be unprecedented moment in U.S. history
Law enforcement officials are bracing for protests and the possibility of violence after Trump called on his supporters to protest ahead of a possible indictment.