Democratic Party officials in Iowa are working furiously to deliver the delayed results of their first-in-the-nation caucus.
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Anti-Trump audience shares views on impeachment with Sen. King
Hundreds turn out at Bowdoin College for a ‘listening session’ about the divisive trial of the president that is about to conclude.
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Collins raised $2.3 million in fourth quarter as Gideon narrowed gap
Collins’ fundraising total of $10.9 million is more than that of any political candidate in state history, her campaign said Friday.
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Citing coronavirus, Mills urges voters to uphold Maine’s new vaccine law
Maine’s governor uses her weekly radio address to attack a citizens’ veto effort that would overturn the state’s new law to eliminate non-medical exemptions for childhood vaccines.
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Child welfare watchdog finds progress but ongoing concerns for DHHS
Lawmakers were briefed Friday on a report that highlights successes and challenges 2 years after 2 high-profile abuse deaths put a spotlight on the agency’s child welfare programs.
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Senate rejects witnesses in Trump’s trial, all but ensuring acquittal next week
Republicans prevail in the vote to block new testimony, with plans to allow senators to speak from the floor Monday and Tuesday before a vote on Wednesday.
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Susan Collins will vote to support witness testimony in President Trump’s impeachment trial
Maine’s senior senator says she will vote to allow witnesses and documents to be subpoenaed, but Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, another key Republican, announced he would not support that position in a pivotal vote expected Friday.
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Trump says he doesn’t know Parnas, Fruman, but recording shows they met at Mar-a-Lago
The recordings undercut Trump’s repeated assertions that he does not know Parnas and Fruman, who were arrested in October on campaign finance charges.
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Trump trial could end soon as Democrats fail to win key support for calling witnesses
Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., says there is ‘no need for more evidence’ after Sen. Susan Collins of Maine announced she would vote to allow witnesses.
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Bloomberg, Trump spending millions on Super Bowl campaign ads
Each campaign is spending an estimated $10 million on 60 seconds of airtime.