The president’s lawyer comes to N.H. to endorse congressional candidate Eddie Edwards.
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Bizarre conspiracy theory gets air time at Trump rally
‘Q’ stands for QAnon, a supposed government insider with top security clearance who knows the real truth about the ‘deep state’ out to get President Trump.
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Trump pressures China with threat to crank up size of proposed tariffs
The extra U.S. tax on $200 billion worth of imported Chinese goods would rise to 25% from 10% amid a trade war.
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Britain pursues trade partners in Asia as it prepares to leave European Union
It hopes to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership that the U.S. abandoned, while also maintaining as much of its European trade as it can.
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LePage slams employee union whose members spoke out about problems in child protection system
Two days after saying that caseworkers’ concerns are ‘being heard,’ the governor accuses the Maine State Employees Association of trying to take credit for his reforms.
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Waterville Democrats, Republicans to nominate council, school board candidates at caucuses
Two city councilors say they will not run for re-election; and with two Planning Board members having resigned, the council next week will consider mayoral appointments to those spots.
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Obama’s ‘first wave’ of endorsements for midterm elections includes 3 Maine Senate candidates
The former president tips his hat to Democrats Louis Luchini, Linda Sanborn and Laura Fortman.
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LePage to lead trade mission to U.K. and Ireland
The nine-day tour will begin in September.
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Susan Collins says ‘This is unbelievable’ when she hears Trump wants to stop Russia probe
Donald Trump called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to halt Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election on Twitter this morning.
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Trump criticized for not leading effort to secure elections
The administration abolished the job of cybersecurity coordinator in May.