The president’s former lawyer is testifying before a House committee, saying also that Trump had advance knowledge that emails damaging to Hillary Clinton would be released.
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On second day of summit, Trump says there’s ‘no rush’ for deal with North Korea
Kim Jong Un gives an equally guarded assessment, but says ‘I do have a feeling that good results will come.’
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Councilor Kim Cook emerges as fiscal conservative in progressive Portland
She faces an uphill battle, but that hasn’t stopped her from pushing for restraint to salvage the city’s affordability for the middle class.
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Republican congressman taunts Michael Cohen ahead of public hearing
Trump ally threatens the president’s former lawyer with unsubstantiated allegation of womanizing.
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House approves bill to give clammers access to areas around Acadia
The legislation, already approved by the Senate, also expands the park through a 1,400-acre donation on the Schoodic Peninsula.
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Rep. Golden lays out his ‘health care road map’
The steps proposed by the first-term congressman from Lewiston range from tweaks to the Affordable Care Act to a Medicare-for-all proposal.
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Lawmakers reject bill to require Maine schools to teach cursive
The proposal by Rep. Heidi Sampson, R-Alfred, to require cursive instruction beginning in grade 3 goes down on a 9-0 committee vote.
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Lead testing in schools wins legislative committee support
The measure, approved 7-3 by the Health and Human Services Committee, would expand testing of drinking water into schools using public water supplies.
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Solar energy incentives bill moves forward
In an initial vote, the Maine House supports a bill that would re-establish incentives that allow homeowners to receive credits on their electric bill for energy fed back into the power grid.
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Do auto inspections make driving safer? Bills to scrap them reveal a difference of opinion.
The Legislature’s Transportation Committee hears arguments on proposals to repeal the inspection requirement for most vehicles.