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Nation / World, Politics

White House braces for ruling on abortion pill’s fate

by AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press February 24, 2023February 24, 2023

The case to ban access to mifepristone is before a federal judge in Texas appointed by former President Donald Trump.

Maine, News, Politics

Sen. Angus King caught up in ‘Twitter Files’ controversy

by Randy Billings February 21, 2023February 21, 2023

Records released by Twitter CEO Elon Musk show that in 2018 Sen. Angus King flagged over 350 ‘suspicious’ social media accounts, including those that mentioned his Republican opponent, Eric Brakey.

Maine, Politics

Gov. Mills joins coalition of governors supporting abortion rights

by Penelope Overton February 21, 2023February 21, 2023

Gov. Janet Mills is one of 20 Democratic governors to join the Reproductive Freedom Alliance.

Nation / World, News, Politics

Biden in Poland says U.S., allies ‘will never waver’ in Ukraine

by AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press February 21, 2023March 28, 2023

Biden met with Polish President Andrzej Duda as he began a series of consultations with allies to prepare for an even more complicated stage of Russia’s invasion.

Nation / World, News, Politics

Republicans take aim at food stamps in growing fight over federal debt

by Tony Romm The Washington Post February 21, 2023February 22, 2023

Some GOP lawmakers are eyeing work requirements and other changes to the SNAP program in a bid to reduce the deficit.

Maine, Politics

Brewer lawmaker revives effort to ban child marriages in Maine

by Randy Billings February 17, 2023February 19, 2023

The legislation by Rep. Kevin O’Connell is part of a broader push to eliminate child marriage in the United States, and elsewhere, to prevent the exploitation of minors, especially girls.

Nation / World, News, Politics

Fox News hosts, execs privately doubted 2020 conspiracies shared on air

by Jeremy Barr and Rachel Weiner Washington Post February 17, 2023February 17, 2023

Rupert Murdoch called election conspiracies ‘really crazy stuff,’ according to new legal filings in Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit.