After weighing the evidence, the 2nd District lawmaker said Trump should be removed from office for violating his constitutional duties.
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House nears historic impeachment vote as Trump paints himself as a victim
The House is expected to vote Wednesday to approve two articles, setting the stage for a Senate trial in February.
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Will she run? Sen. Collins set to announce 2020 plans
Maine’s senior senator, who has raised more than $8 million for a re-election campaign, is expected to announce whether she will run.
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Golden under pressure from both sides over looming impeachment vote
UPDATE: Maine’s 2nd District lawmaker says he will endorse one article of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
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Giuliani: Trump ‘relied on’ his claims about U.S. diplomat
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.