Giuliani says he told the president the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine was impeding investigations that could benefit Trump politically.
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Democrats say Trump ‘betrayed the nation,’ in sweeping impeachment report
Republicans denounce the House Judiciary Committee report and say, ‘The quicker the majority report and the majority’s actions are forgotten, the better.’
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Impeachment: What Maine can teach the rest of the nation
On the evening of April 1, 1940, State Controller William Runnells sustained two self-inflicted gunshot wounds to the chest. Runnells’ nearly successful suicide attempt would punctuate the beginning of the last legislative proceeding in Maine government that sought removal of a high ranking government official. Though it’s been nearly four score years since this dramatic […]
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Jared Golden hasn’t decided how he’ll vote on impeachment; Chellie Pingree’s a ‘yes’
The Democrat from Maine’s Republican-leaning 2nd District is under pressure from both parties. Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree says it’s clear the president ignored national security to advance his own interests.
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Two Somali politicians find inspiration in each other’s success
Controversial U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, talked Friday with incoming Lewiston City Council member Safiya Khalid after a political rally in New Hampshire.
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Susan Collins introduces bill to let asylum seekers work sooner, bucking Donald Trump’s plan
The bipartisan measure runs counter to a White House proposal to double the waiting period, and is similar to one proposed by Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree and supported by independent Sen. Angus King.
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Trump campaign files signatures for Maine primary ballot in March
The president’s re-election campaign turns in signatures Friday from registered Maine voters calling for the president’s name to appear on the state’s primary election ballot.
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House panel approves two articles of impeachment on party-line votes
The 23-17 votes by the Judiciary Committee sets the stage for a history-making floor vote next week.
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Sharply divided House panel delays historic vote on impeachment of Trump
Lawmakers on the Judiciary Committee finish a 14-hour session on articles of impeachment with plans to vote Friday morning.
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House approves defense bill, with 12 weeks of parental leave and a ‘space force’
Weeks of arduous House-Senate negotiations finally yield a traditionally bipartisan measure, stripped of many add-ons sought by Democrats controlling the House.