The group chants ‘we will not be silenced’ outside the office of Maine’s senior senator, who later told the media that the Supreme Court nominee’s second accuser should be interviewed under oath.
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Justice official overseeing Russia probe keeps his job, at least until Thursday
Deputy Attorney Rod Rosenstein and the president have sparred over Robert Mueller’s investigation, and Rosenstein appeared early Monday to be on his way out.
Press Herald, University of New England to host gubernatorial debate
All four candidates will attend the Oct. 10 event at UNE’s Innovation Hall, a 900-seat venue on Stevens Avenue in Portland.
Second woman accuses Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct
Senate Democrats investigate a claim by a former Yale student who says the court nominee exposed himself to her at a college party.
Trump advised to pause on deciding Rosenstein’s fate
The deputy attorney general denies suggesting secretly recording the president or removing him from office.
Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford agrees to Thursday public hearing
Who will be asking questions remains unanswered.
How a member of Maine’s political elite found himself in Mueller’s cross hairs
Sam Patten, a Camden native who aided top-level campaigns in Maine and served as a power broker overseas, is ensnared in the special counsel’s probe.
Alan Caron: Longtime builder of coalitions first had to rebuild himself
‘I lifted myself out of a series of accidents,’ says the independent whose grit shaped him into a community organizer and revered political mind.
Waterville roots, energy, rapport with people inform Poliquin’s quest, those who know him say
The congressman, seeking election to a third term, said he always has felt a calling to help others.
Lawyers for Kavanaugh accuser say she accepts Senate committee’s request to testify
Republicans said they would accommodate several of Ford’s requests, including ensuring that she had adequate security at the Capitol and that Kavanaugh would not be in the room when she speaks.