Susan Collins is so far the only Republican who has committed to voting to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
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Ukraine to negotiators: Don’t eat or drink at Russia talks because of poison concern
Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich – who is also attending the current peace talks – fell ill after meetings in early March, as did members of Ukraine’s negotiating delegation.
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Gov. Janet Mills gives back campaign donations from Eliot Cutler in light of recent arrest
Mills is donating contributions to the Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault.
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Seth Carey fails to offer evidence against district attorney hopeful
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows says she will issue ruling within the five days required by law.
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Judge: Trump ‘more likely than not’ committed crimes in trying to block Biden win
His opinion will raise pressure on the Justice Department to intensify its probe of the Jan. 6 riot, and potentially examine the conduct of the then-president.
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Lawmakers may boost state reimbursement rates for family-planning care
A legislative panel approved a bill Friday to boost MaineCare reimbursement rates for family-planning providers.
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State watchdog: Poor training, high workloads hampering child abuse investigations
A new OPEGA report did not directly say that the deficiencies contributed to the four child deaths that occurred within a month of each other last summer, sparking its investigation.
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Maine’s senators generally favor US Supreme Court nominees
Voting against Ketanji Brown Jackson’s bid for a Supreme Court seat would mark a break in Pine Tree State tradition.
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Democrats appear united on Jackson, but GOP votes may be elusive
Sen. Joe Manchin’s announcement that he will vote in her favor indicates that she will likely have the support of all 50 Senate Democrats.
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Wife of Supreme Court justice pressed White House chief to help overturn 2020 election, texts show
In messages to Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in the weeks after Election Day, Virginia Thomas, wife of Clarence Thomas, called Biden’s victory ‘the greatest Heist of our History’ and told him that President Trump should not concede.