In a radio interview, the former governor responds to a Maine Sunday Telegram story documenting at least $22,000 in Maine taxpayer-funded expenses at the hotel in Washington.
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Trump would veto a bill disapproving of his emergency declaration, White House says
Several Republican senators are already indicating they would vote against Trump – though there do not yet appear to be enough votes to override a veto by the president.
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Protesters rally across Maine over Trump’s emergency declaration
A few dozen gather at Menario Plaza in Portland on Presidents Day.
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Maine governor looks ahead after turbulent LePage era
For many, Janet Mills’ style is an overdue breath of fresh air.
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Former Rep. Anthony Weiner released from prison
The New York Democrat was convicted of having illicit online contact with a 15-year-old North Carolina girl in 2017.
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Maine paid for 40 rooms at Trump hotel for LePage, staff
Newly released receipts reveal nearly a dozen trips to the president’s luxury hotel, part of $170,000 in out-of-state travel by the former Maine governor in recent years.
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Mills signs executive order reversing LePage moratorium on wind energy permits
The governor’s order opens the door for state agencies to issue permits that were put in limbo under her predecessor.
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Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg back at work
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has returned to work for the first time since lung cancer surgery in December.
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Bill Weld, former Mass. governor, to challenge Trump for Republican presidential nomination
Weld left the Republican Party in 2016 and joined former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson on the Libertarian Party ticket.
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Video: Trump declares national emergency to get $8 billion for wall
The president said he will use executive powers to bypass Congress, which approved far less money for his proposed wall than he had sought.