In an unusual personal appeal, Alejandro Mayorkas asks the committee to work with the Biden administration to update the nation’s ‘broken and outdated’ immigration laws.
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Trump stays on Illinois’ ballot as the election board says it lacks power to remove him
The board’s hearing officer found that Donald Trump is ineligible to run for president, but recommended that courts make the ultimate decision.
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Gov. Mills urges ‘fiscal restraint’ in upcoming budget
She plans to ‘set aside’ $100 million for current spending obligations, while increasing investments to address homelessness, the opioid epidemic and public education.
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Biden faces treacherous political choices in answering deadly attack
As Republicans call for hard-hitting retaliation, some warn that risks a wider Mideast conflagration.
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Biden said he’d shut U.S.-Mexico border if able. What does that mean?
There are policy and political considerations at play as Donald Trump squeezes Republicans to reject any bipartisan proposal in order to prevent solutions to a problem that Trump is using to roil his political base.
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Maine’s congressional delegation renews call for crackdown on illegal pot-growing operations
They ask in a letter to the federal Department of Justice what federal agencies are doing to support Maine law enforcement shut down the illegal grows.
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Lawmakers look to implement African American, Wabanaki studies requirements
A bill before legislators would put funding and support behind existing laws mandating that K-12 schools teach Maine Native American and African American history.
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Prosecutors and advocates push Legislature for rape kit reform
Forensic evaluations are an important piece of investigating sexual assaults. But there are several reasons – some valid, others problematic – why rape kits might not immediately be tested, experts say.
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Opponents criticize bill to ban paramilitary training in Maine as hate groups rise
If the legislation is approved, Maine would join 26 other states that have responded to an increase in organized domestic extremism with laws banning unauthorized paramilitary training.
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Republican negotiator defends border proposal despite Trump pressure
The bill would tighten asylum access, increase U.S. Border Patrol agents and asylum officers, detain and deport more immigrants and restrict migrant releases into the U.S.