The vice president’s trip to El Paso comes after months of criticism from Republicans and some in her own party over her absence and that of President Biden from the border.
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Former U.S. Senate candidate, found not guilty of Fairfield domestic violence charges, eyes return to politics
Derek Levasseur went to trial in March and was found not guilty for domestic violence assault charges stemming from an incident in Fairfield in December 2019.
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Posted inElection 2020, Nation / World, Politics
Pence says he’s proud of his role certifying 2020 election results
Former Vice President Mike Pence is defending his role in certifying the results of the 2020 election for Pres. Biden and says he is proud of his own actions on Jan. 6.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Kennebec County Republican Committee votes to censure Collins
While the move is only procedural and unlikely to affect Sen. Susan Collins, experts say it is part of a populist shift in the Republican Party from the local to the national level.
Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
Biden praises $953 billion bipartisan infrastructure deal as a good start
Among the group that reached the agreement was Maine’s Sen. Susan Collins, one of 10 lawmakers who met with the president.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, Politics
Mills vetoes ‘fundamentally flawed’ bill to close Long Creek youth prison
Mills also moved to block a bill inspired by Hydro-Quebec’s spending on a potential ballot initiative in Maine.
Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
Senators to brief Biden on infrastructure ‘framework’ after potential breakthrough in negotiations
‘There’s still details to be worked out,’ Sen. Susan Collins says, but lawmakers and White House aides believe major progress was made Wednesday.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
New Maine law will remove time barrier to civil claims on childhood sexual abuse
Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill that will lift the statute of limitations for all cases of childhood sexual abuse.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, News, Politics, The Franklin Journal
Franklin County voters to consider adding more commissioners, districts in November
The new law requires current commissioners to put it before voters on Nov. 2.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine lawmakers enact series of bills to tackle pollution from ‘forever chemicals’
One of the bills signed into law this week by Gov. Janet Mills gives Maine one of the nation’s strictest standards for PFAS in drinking water.