The campaign of Susan Collins, the only Republican from New England in Congress, announced it has raised a total of $6.45 million, with $2 million coming in the second quarter of 2019.
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Robert Mueller delays his testimony 1 week to allow more questions
The special counsel is now scheduled to speak to 2 House committees on July 24
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Labor Secretary Acosta latest to quit Trump Cabinet amid scandal
Alexander Acosta’s resignation comes after criticism of his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein sex-crimes case when he was the U.S. attorney in Miami in 2008.
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Pingree amendment would require Pentagon to prepare for climate change
The Maine congresswoman teams up with a fellow Democrat from Florida in a bid to require the Department of Defense to consider sea level rise when planning new bases.
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Senate candidate Betsy Sweet endorsed by liberal group tied to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Justice Democrats, which helped elect Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York, has endorsed Sweet while other national groups are backing Sara Gideon to challenge Sen. Susan Collins next year.
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Mills comes out against ‘foolish’ federal regulations to protect right whales
The governor is directing the Department of Marine Resources to come up with an alternative to a federal plan to reduce the Maine lobster industry’s impact on endangered right whales.
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Raids targeting undocumented immigrants set to begin within days
The nationwide sweep, which was postponed last month by President Trump and remains in flux, aims at people with final deportation orders.
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Trump abandons citizenship question on 2020 census form, ending long fight
The president is instead ordering all federal agencies to turn over information on the numbers of citizens and noncitizens.
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Appeals court dismisses constitutional case involving LePage’s stays at Trump hotel in D.C.
The unanimous ruling is a victory for the president in a case brought by the attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia.
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Judge blocks government lawyers from quitting census fight
U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman wrote ‘defendants provide no reason, let alone “satisfactory reasons,” for the substitution of counsel.’