Justice Democrats, which helped elect Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York, has endorsed Sweet while other national groups are backing Sara Gideon to challenge Sen. Susan Collins next year.
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Mills comes out against ‘foolish’ federal regulations to protect right whales
The governor is directing the Department of Marine Resources to come up with an alternative to a federal plan to reduce the Maine lobster industry’s impact on endangered right whales.
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Raids targeting undocumented immigrants set to begin within days
The nationwide sweep, which was postponed last month by President Trump and remains in flux, aims at people with final deportation orders.
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Maine delegation calls on Trump to aid lobstermen, halt whale rules
The state’s congressional delegation sends a letter urging the president to intervene to protect the lobster industry while regulators work on new rules to protect right whales.
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Portland Mayor Strimling announces $102,000 fundraising haul for re-election bid
Other candidates have raised significant funds, too, with City Councilor Spencer Thibodeau saying he’s nearly matched the $60,000 the mayor has raised since January.
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Judge blocks government lawyers from quitting census fight
U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman wrote ‘defendants provide no reason, let alone “satisfactory reasons,” for the substitution of counsel.’
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Former Marine announces bid for Mitch McConnell’s Senate seat
Retired fighter pilot Amy McGrath says she sees the Senate majority leader as vulnerable because of his tenure in Washington and his stance on health care.
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Trump v. Big Tech: Social media summit will snub tech titans
The president has invited conservative organizations Turning Point USA and PragerU, but left out Facebook, Twitter and Google.
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Susan Collins teams up with Lindsey Graham to raise campaign cash
Heading into a tough 2020 re-election campaign, Maine’s senior senator formed a joint fundraising group with her Republican colleague from South Carolina.
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Trump defends labor secretary, says he’ll look into Epstein’s plea deal on sex charges
The president said he feels ‘very badly’ for Labor Secretary Alex Acosta and praised him as ‘very good’ at his job.