The Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee approved a ‘deeper dive’ into the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services after an initial review and outside reports raised questions about accountability.
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House poised for historic votes on 2 articles of impeachment against president
Democrats will charge President Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
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Russia probe report finds no evidence of political bias, despite performance failures
The findings undercut President Trump’s claim that he was the target of a ‘witch hunt.’
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Hearing gets rancorous as House Democrats move toward articles of impeachment
The Judiciary Committee holds a contentious 10-hour hearing, with Democrats outlining their case against the president and Trump’s allies railing against the ‘absurd’ proceedings.
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How surviving a rape at age 15 helped spur Bre Kidman to run for US Senate
A terrible night in Finland in 2003 left the Saco lawyer determined to fight for justice after seeing Brett Kavanaugh win a U.S. Supreme Court seat.
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Republican congressional challengers in Maine’s 2nd District oppose CMP project
The three, who hope to unseat Democrat Jared Golden next year, are against the power company’s $1 billion plan for a new transmission line from Quebec to Lewiston.
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Trump: If you’re going to impeach me, ‘do it now, fast’
After months of fighting the House impeachment inquiry and blocking witnesses, the White House is publicly embracing a new strategy.
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House takes big step, will draft articles of impeachment against Trump
This would be only the 4th time in U.S. history Congress has tried to remove a president, and it intensifies the deeply partisan undertaking that is consuming Washington and dividing the nation.
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Green Party calls for authorities to kill $1 billion hydropower project
Ex-presidential contender Jill Stein and U.S. Senate candidate Lisa Savage oppose CMP’s plan to build a new power line to bring Quebec electricity to Lewiston.
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Stein says investigation into her alleged ties to Russia ‘found zero’
The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee looked at charges that the Green Party’s presidential candidate had connections with the foreign power.