AL-ASAD AIRBASE, Iraq (AP) — President Donald Trump made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Wednesday, leaving behind a partially shuttered U.S. government to greet American troops helping hold off extremists in a country where thousands of Americans died during the recent war. It comes a week after Trump stunned his national security advisers by […]
Carl Natale
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Why is Donald Trump tweeting about Brett McGurk?
WASHINGTON – In a May 2017 Pentagon briefing, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis was flanked by perhaps the two most important U.S. officials coordinating the fight against the Islamic State. One was Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs. The other one was Brett McGurk, a State Department official whom Mattis introduced as “President Trump’s […]
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Donald Trump makes Fed Chairman Jerome Powell the scapegoat for market downturn
Nobody was happier to take credit for surging stocks than President Donald Trump, who touted and tweeted each leg up. Now the bull is on life support and the search for its potential killer is on. And while many on Wall Street share the president’s frustration with the man atop his markets enemies list, Federal […]
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White House and Congress prepared to ring in the New Year with the shutdown
As the partial U.S. government shutdown enters a third day, lawmakers have left Washington for the Christmas holiday with no sign of urgency to resolve the fight over President Donald Trump’s demand for border wall money. Unlike shutdowns of the past, Congress and the White House aren’t racing to reopen the government. Offices of congressional […]
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Quiz: How much do you know about Maine and the holidays?
It’s almost Christmas! Let’s get a little fun! Let’s get a little why-I-never-knew! Let’s get a little grisly! I mean, just a little. It’s the third annual Maine & The Holidays Quiz, where you learn an assortment of seasonal fun facts and trivia about your favorite state to delight your friends and relations for days […]
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Rumford business owner touts ‘Taking out the Trash’
RUMFORD — A couple of years ago, Roger White drove by a drug bust in town and was surprised by what he saw. “People on the streets were actually thanking the cops, applauding when they took the guys out of the house. For a few hours afterward, that’s all you saw on Facebook: people thanking […]
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Government Shutdown: What federal employees are essential?
WASHINGTON — At midnight Saturday, the federal government entered a partial shutdown, suspending funding for many agencies. This will complicate many lives – those of federal workers and the millions of Americans who rely on them. Here are the answers to questions you might have about how the shutdown could affect you or your neighbor. […]
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Despite shutdown, NORAD will track Santa Claus coming to town
Some government workers refused to let the budget impasse spoil their Christmas cheer. The North American Aerospace Defense Command, an essential agency, said it would continue its 63-year tradition of tracking Santa Claus on a sleigh despite the government shutdown. Military personnel who conduct NORAD Tracks Santa are supported by approximately 1,500 volunteers who answer […]
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Trooper injured after his cruiser was hit by a tractor-trailer on Maine Turnpike
Maine State Police say a trooper was injured shortly after 5 a.m. Friday after his cruiser was struck by a tractor-trailer near the Auburn line on the Maine Turnpike. Trooper John Davis responded to a report of two vehicles that slid off the northbound lanes near mile 70, according to a statement from Maine Public […]
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Paul LePage wrongly claims ’97 percent’ of drug dealers in Maine are minorities
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s departing Republican governor is doubling down on his discredited claim that out-of-state black and Hispanic drug dealers are responsible for an overwhelming percentage of drug trafficking in the state. Gov. Paul LePage repeated his claim Thursday afternoon on Maine Public. A caller to the show criticized the governor for blaming out-of-state […]