After weighing the evidence, the 2nd District lawmaker said Trump should be removed from office for violating his constitutional duties.
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House nears historic impeachment vote as Trump paints himself as a victim
The House is expected to vote Wednesday to approve two articles, setting the stage for a Senate trial in February.
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House passes $1.4 trillion federal spending bill
The legislation is part of a major final burst of legislation that’s passing Congress this week despite partisan divisions and Wednesday’s likely impeachment of President Trump.
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Will she run? Sen. Collins set to announce 2020 plans
Maine’s senior senator, who has raised more than $8 million for a re-election campaign, is expected to announce whether she will run.
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Golden under pressure from both sides over looming impeachment vote
UPDATE: Maine’s 2nd District lawmaker says he will endorse one article of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
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Giuliani: Trump ‘relied on’ his claims about U.S. diplomat
Giuliani says he told the president the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine was impeding investigations that could benefit Trump politically.
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Budget deal puts access to health care above curbing costs
The bipartisan deal just announced in Congress protects access to health care under the Affordable Care Act, but it also ditches one of that law’s main cost controls.
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Democratic leaders push to end labor dispute and save 6th primary debate
Candidates say they won’t participate Thursday if a dispute isn’t resolved between a food services company and about 150 of its employees who work at the campus hosting the event.
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House vote, and on to the Senate: What’s next in impeachment
Votes on the two articles of impeachment could come as soon as Wednesday.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The Senate passed a bill expressing the sense of the Senate that it is the policy of the United States to commemorate the Armenian Genocide through official recognition and remembrance.