Maine’s governor says repeal of the Affordable Care Act is key to federal tax reform.
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Republican health-care plan hangs in balance as House leaders push for floor vote
As of late this morning, 36 House Republicans – mainly conservatives – had announced their opposition to the bill, known as the American Health Care Act.
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Former Trump aide Manafort had secret plan to help Putin
He proposed in a plan as early as June 2005 to influence politics, business dealings and news coverage in the U.S., Europe and the former Soviet republics to benefit the Putin government, according to an Associated Press investigation.
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Stocks tumble as Republican health care bill stalls in Congress
Banks had their worst day in nine months as bond yields continued their fall, and the dollar weakened.
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Trump visits Hill, warns of political costs of rejecting health bill
The president predicts that many House Republicans will lose seats and the party will lose control of the chamber in next year’s election if the bill fails, according to a source who was present in the closed-door meeting.
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Ukraine lawmaker: Former Trump aide Paul Manafort tried to hide payment
Serhiy Leshchenko claims a 2009 invoice purportedly signed by Manafort was used to hide $750,000 paid to him by the pro-Russian Ukrainian party.
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Fox suspends Napolitano for claiming Brits helped spy on Trump
His report on ‘Fox & Friends’ saying Obama went ‘outside the chain of command’ to watch Trump provoked an international incident.
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Senate Republican holdouts split into rival camps on Obamacare overhaul
Republican leaders face a conundrum: If they move the bill to the right, moderates go running; move it to the left, and conservative opponents dig in.
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Maine Voices: A little money goes a long way at the Portland Museum of Art
Grants spur economic development, provide jobs and reverberate through the cultural economy.
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FBI says it is probing possible ties between Russia, Trump campaign
James Comey also says the FBI and Justice Department have ‘no information’ to substantiate President Trump’s claims that former President Barack Obama wiretapped him before the election.