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Biden to announce new Russia sanctions while in Brussels

by AAMER MADHANI Associated Press March 22, 2022March 22, 2022

Biden is traveling to Brussels and Poland to press for continued unity among Western allies as Russia presses on with its brutal invasion of Ukraine.

Nation / World, News, Politics

Supreme Court nominee Jackson pushes back on Republican critics, defends record

by MARY CLARE JALONICK and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press March 22, 2022March 22, 2022

Facing senators’ questions for the first time, Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson is forcefully defending her record as a federal judge.

Maine, Politics

Republicans embrace inflation payments proposed by Gov. Mills, want them expedited

by Randy Billings March 21, 2022March 22, 2022

The move puts the party at odds with former Gov. Paul LePage, who is challenging Democratic Gov. Janet Mills in November and has called the proposal ‘an election-year gimmick.’

Maine, Nation / World, Politics, Uncategorized

Pingree, Collins, King describe wrenching scenes at Poland-Ukraine border

by Colin Woodard March 21, 2022March 21, 2022

Rep. Pingree is in the midst of a weeklong congressional fact-finding trip to Eastern Europe, while Maine’s 2 senators returned Sunday from a weekend trip of their own.

Nation / World, Politics

Jackson pledges to decide Supreme Court cases ‘without fear or favor’

by MARK SHERMAN and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press March 21, 2022March 21, 2022

Republicans promise pointed questions over the next 2 days, with a special focus on her record on criminal matters.

Maine, Nation / World, Politics

Maine senators return to U.S. following weekend visit to Germany, Poland

by Dennis Hoey March 20, 2022March 21, 2022

Susan Collins and Angus King were part of a Senate delegation that met with German officials, representatives from humanitarian aid agencies, and Ukrainians forced to flee their homeland following Russia’s invasion of their country.

Maine, Maine Crime, News, Politics

Maine’s U.S. senators traveling to Poland and Germany

by Dennis Hoey March 17, 2022March 18, 2022

Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King will be part of a bipartisan group of 10 senators planning to meet this weekend with foreign leaders and Ukrainians living in Polish refugee camps.