Mainers gather in front of U.S. Rep. Jared Golden’s office to pressure him on the looming impeachment battle in Washington.
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Campaign to overturn new vaccine law raised $160,000 to finance petition drive
Mainers for Health and Parental Choice spent more than $70,000 to a consultant it hired to oversee the collection of voters’ signatures.
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Watch: Social media coverage of Trump supporters rallying on Lisbon Street
Maine Republicans invited party members to join them at the rally outside Jared Golden’s congressional office Tuesday in Lewiston to “take a stand against Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer’s impeachment witch hunt.”
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Trump’s 2016 campaign was run on a shoestring but his reelection machine is huge
Since 2017, more than $92 million has flowed to dozens of firms providing political consulting services to Trump’s 2020 reelection machine, The Washington Post found.
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Former LePage spokeswoman seeks 2nd District seat in US House
Adrienne Bennett said Tuesday she intends to challenge Democrat Jared Golden, creating a three-way GOP congressional primary.
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White House says it won’t cooperate with impeachment probe, fueling constitutional clash
The House Intelligence Committee said earlier that the no-show of the U.S. European Union ambassador will be considered evidence of obstruction of Congress.
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Maine delegation members call Syria withdrawal ‘harmful mistake,’ ‘terribly unwise’
The criticism echoes bipartisan condemnation from other members of Congress.
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Green Independent Party candidate explores run against Sen. Collins
Teacher and activist Lisa Savage is the latest potential contender in what is expected to be one of the nation’s most closely watched U.S. Senate races in 2020.
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Mitch McConnell, other Republicans warn Trump against withdrawing from Syria
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who has been among the president’s most vocal defenders, calls the decision ‘a disaster in the making.’
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Republicans denounce Trump’s move to pull troops from northern Syria as Turkey readies offensive
Maine’s 2 senators say such a move could damage efforts to contain the Islamic State.