At weekend town halls in New Hampshire, Amy Klobuchar, who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, has been talking more pointedly about gender and politics.
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Forecast suggests state revenues will beat projections again in 2020
Maine’s Revenue Forecasting Committee met Monday to finalize its next forecast, which suggests the state revenues will be about $75 million more than planned for the two-year budget cycle.
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Schiff says more hearings, witnesses possible
Democratic House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff says he won’t foreclose the possibility of more depositions and hearings in the impeachment inquiry of President Trump.
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Michael Bloomberg launches Democratic presidential bid
The billionaire Democrat announced his candidacy Sunday.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Among other legislation, the Senate passed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act.
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New Hampshire may test durability of Sanders’ popularity
He remains among the front-runners in the Democratic primary despite his heart attack and the rise of Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg
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New documents show contact between Giuliani and Pompeo
Austin Evers, executive director of American Oversight, says the documents reveal ‘a clear paper trail from Rudy Giuliani to the Oval Office to Secretary Pompeo to facilitate Giuliani’s smear campaign against a U.S. ambassador.’
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Former Iowa governor says Biden has ‘heart of a president’
Tom Vilsack’s endorsement comes as the candidate slips from being the favorite in the state to trailing Pete Buttigieg and Elizabeth Warren.
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Experts: Maine’s 2nd District races are the most competitive, and potentially crucial, in the 2020 election
In the far northeast of the country, Maine’s 2nd Congressional District is a place with long stretches of empty highway, trees beyond measure and lots of rocky coastline with unbeatable scenery. It is also a political hot spot unparalleled in America. No other congressional district has such close races in 2020 for the House and […]
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Senate version of renewed Violence Against Women Act would weaken tribal courts
Penobscots have sought jurisdiction over domestic violence on their reservation, as allowed under a House version of the bill.