People have been fleeing the African country for decades since the fall of a dictator led to clashes between warlords.
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Progressive group targets Angus King and Senate Democrats for backing Trump’s judicial nominees
King says his vote to vote confirm a federal judge in Missouri was a mistake.
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ICE operation to target Somalis in Minnesota as Trump disparages them
The president escalated his rhetoric against Somali immigrants Tuesday, saying during a cabinet meeting ‘I don’t want them in our country.’
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Prosecutors dismiss charges against woman shot in Chicago by Maine Border Patrol agent
Marimar Martinez had been accused of using her car to ram the vehicle of Border Patrol agent Charles Exum. He exited his SUV and opened fire on Martinez, who suffered 7 gunshot wounds.
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Angus King co-sponsors effort to repeal funding bill provision allowing senators to sue government
A spokesperson said King didn’t know the provision was in the continuing resolution when he voted to pass it — a vote that drew the ire of many Democrats.
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Graham Platner’s first federal disclosure offers few details on personal finances
The Hancock County oyster farmer and Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate filed his overdue financial disclosure last week, but it said little about his income.
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Congress moves decisively to pass bill forcing DOJ to release Epstein files
The remarkable display of bipartisan approval, including from Maine’s delegation, came after months of opposition from Republicans and President Donald Trump.
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Rep. Jared Golden forces vote to reverse Trump’s attack on federal unions
Maine’s 2nd District congressman secured enough signatures to force a floor vote on his bipartisan bill, first introduced in April in response to an executive order ending collective bargaining rights for 1 million federal workers.
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Trump signs government funding bill to end shutdown
President Donald Trump has signed a government funding bill that ends a record 43-day shutdown.
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Angus King gets heat from Democrats for role in ending the federal shutdown
Maine’s junior senator and former two-term governor, who often polls as the state’s most popular politician, is in an unfamiliar spot.