The former national security adviser’s guilty plea is on hold while he cooperates with Robert Mueller’s investigation.
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Jeff Sessions to visit Portland on Friday to discuss opioid crisis with law enforcement
The U.S. attorney general is expected to talk about the drug epidemic with local law enforcement authorities in a meeting hosted by the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine.
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DHHS chief says agency will call for more – and better-paid – workers to protect children from abuse
Ricker Hamilton tells lawmakers that the governor will support a bill to increase staffing, as lawmakers continue to probe the workings of the system after the beating deaths of two young girls.
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Official: Florida shooting suspect’s mom let him buy gun
Nikolas Cruz’s mental health counselors opposed the idea.
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Trump pardons Oregon ranchers in case that sparked 2016 occupation of wildlife refuge
The pair were convicted of arson on federal land and sentenced to 5 years in prison.
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Maine’s congressional delegation weighs in on Supreme Court pick
The state’s senators, who would vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination, say they will look at his record closely, with Susan Collins noting his ‘impressive credentials’ while Angus King says he will not hesitate to vote against an ‘ideologically extreme’ judge.
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Americans have high confidence in current Supreme Court
That’s in contrast with their feelings about Congress and the White House.
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LePage veto stands, which means family can’t sue state for selling man’s home, killing his cat
The DHHS had been appointed William Dean’s guardian, and the lawsuit alleges that the agency sold his Owls Head house for below market value, allowed his Rockland home to fall into disrepair and euthanized his cat.
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Confirmation battle begins over Trump’s staunchly conservative Supreme Court pick
Republican leaders firmly believe that nominee Brett Kavanaugh could be instrumental in pitching the court to the right and leaving a conservative imprint on the law for a generation.
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Waterville family hopes pardon will pave way home for deported father
A three-member pardon board will recommend to the governor whether Lexius Saint Martin, who is living in a hut in Haiti, should be pardoned for trafficking in cocaine a decade ago.