Disappointed in Susan Collins, Oxford’s Jonathan Treacy plans to join the Democratic primary field for the chance to take her on next year.
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Supreme Court to review program protecting young undocumented immigrants
Lower courts have said that President Trump’s decision to terminate the Obama-era DACA program was based on faulty legal reasoning.
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In fiery debate, Democrats split over race, age and ideology
The 10 candidates in Thursday night’s debate show deep differences among the Democrats.
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Maine’s adult-use marijuana industry will have the strictest residency rules in the nation
With Gov. Janet Mills’ signature, Maine finally has rules for recreational marijuana market.
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House passes border aid bill backed by Senate and Trump administration
The emergency legislation is expected to ease a cash crunch at federal agencies that care for migrants who have flocked over the border in huge numbers seeking asylum.
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Zuckerberg invites regulators to help Facebook protect elections
In a discussion at Harvard Law School, the Facebook CEO invited regulators to set industrywide privacy standards and take a harder line with foreign interference in elections.
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Supreme Court blocks citizenship question on 2020 Census
President Trump criticizes the ruling and says he’ll try to delay the constitutionally mandated count.
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Federal judges can’t stop partisan gerrymandering, Supreme Court rules
They ‘have no license to reallocate political power between the two major political parties,’ Chief Justice John Roberts says in a landmark 5-4 decision joined by the court’s other conservatives.
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House panel authorizes subpoena for Kellyanne Conway after no-show
Conway failed to show for a hearing on a government watchdog’s findings that she broke the law dozens of times.
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‘People’s veto’ campaigns target new Maine abortion and vaccination laws
The groups behind the campaigns want voters to decide on laws that require insurers to cover abortion and that eliminate broad exemptions for childhood vaccinations.