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Local, statewide and national political news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Republicans unlikely to reprise role they played in Nixon’s 1974 exit
President Trump has taken over the party, accruing personal rather than party loyalty and casting the GOP establishment to an ineffectual sideline.
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Bernie Sanders’ campaign confirms that he suffered a heart attack
Statements from Sanders and his doctors don’t indicate whether his heart suffered any permanent damage.
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House panel subpoenas White House for documents on Ukraine
President Trump says he’ll formally object to the impeachment inquiry and signals that he won’t cooperate.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The House passed legislation to form a joint task force to improve border security in an effort to prevent narcotics from entering the country.
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Two Republican senators break from party on Trump’s China remarks
Mitt Romney of Utah and Ben Sasse of Nebraska publicly express concerns after the president calls for China to investigate the Biden family.
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Trump says he’ll formally object to House impeachment probe
The president acknowledges that the House has the votes to proceed, but predicts that it would backfire politically on Democrats.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News, Politics
Trump tweet of Nickelback video aimed at Biden removed
The video featured a doctored version of the band’s music video ‘Photograph,’ showing the lead singer holding a picture of former Vice President Joe Biden, his son, a Ukrainian gas executive and another man.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Senate panel approves marine research funding that Trump wanted to kill
The unanimous move by the Appropriations Committee includes $1 million to study new lobster gear technologies that won’t harm right whales.
Posted inElections, Local & State, Politics
Crafts, a former state lawmaker, plans to seek 2nd Congressional District seat
Adrienne Bennett, a former press secretary to ex-Gov. Paul LePage, has said she’s likely going to enter the contest as well.