The civil investigation, led by state Attorney General Letitia James, involves allegations that Trump’s company, the Trump Organization, misstated the value of prized assets like golf courses and skyscrapers.
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Insulin price cap championed by Collins stripped from spending bill by fellow Republicans
Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King both have sought to cap the drug’s price, which has shot up tenfold in the U.S. – but not other countries – in 20 years.
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Congress can get Trump tax records, appeals court rules
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the decision ‘an important victory for the rule of law.’
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Biden administration to halt controversial ‘Remain in Mexico’ program
“Remain in Mexico,” formally known as the Migration Protection Protocols Policy, or MPP, forced back more than 60,000 asylum-seekers during the Trump administration.
Posted inElection 2022, Maine, Politics
Maine begins accepting absentee ballot requests for November election
Requests can be submitted now but actual ballots won’t be mailed back until October.
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Senate Democrats pass budget package, a victory for Biden
The estimated $740 billion package heads next to the House, where lawmakers are poised to deliver on Biden’s priorities.
Posted inElections, Nation / World, Politics
Democrats could strip Iowa caucus of opening spot in 2024 campaign
Some Democratic rules committee members privately said that the party is leaning toward either New Hampshire or Nevada going first.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, Politics
Senate appropriators want $4 billion for ships the Navy didn’t seek
The fiscal 2023 bill requires the Navy to spend that $4 billion to build all or part of a destroyer, 2 amphibious ships, a cargo vessel and several troop-ferrying hovercrafts.
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Trump White House lawyers subpoenaed by Jan. 6 probe grand jury
The subpoenas to Pat Cipollone and Patrick Philbin suggest an intensifying Justice Department investigation into the events surrounding the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
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Green Party co-founder John Rensenbrink dies
An environmental advocate for more than 70 years, Rensenbrink dedicated his life to changing politics to benefit the natural world.