Boris Epshteyn used his proximity to the president-elect to benefit himself, a Trump legal review found. He denies the allegation.
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Trump threatens to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China on Day 1
It was unclear whether the president-elect will actually make good on the threats – issued via posts on his Truth Social site Monday evening – or if he is using them as a negotiating tactic.
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Maine’s state revenues projected to climb, but Gov. Mills warns of ‘tight’ budget
The Mills administration said the increased revenue projections shouldn’t be seen as an opportunity for significant additional spending and warned that revenues are flattening after pandemic growth.
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Special counsel moves to abandon Trump election interference, classified document cases
DOJ prosecutors, citing longstanding guidance that a sitting president cannot be prosecuted, said the department’s position is that ‘the Constitution requires that this case be dismissed before the defendant is inaugurated.’
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Democrats rally behind first out transgender member of Congress, decry Republican attacks
Access to bathrooms has long been an issue for women at the Capitol, which originally operated on the presumption that legislators were men.
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Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor
The announcements Friday evening showed how Trump was fleshing out the financial side of his new administration.
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Collins to chair Senate Appropriations Committee after McConnell chooses a new role
While the committee’s new leadership isn’t yet official, Collins says her priorities will include helping Maine’s communities, funding biomedical research, improving infrastructure and supporting rural economic development.
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Public health advocates rail against Trump’s nomination of RFK Jr. for Cabinet post
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has made false claims about vaccines, has been tapped to become health and human services secretary in the Trump administration.
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Aaron Frey faces challenge for Maine attorney general post
The attorney general is one of three constitutional officers elected by lawmakers by secret ballot. The Democratic majority in the Legislature will make its selections in December.
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Trump chooses Pam Bondi for attorney general pick after Gaetz withdraws
The swift selection of Bondi, the former attorney general of Florida, to be U.S. attorney general came about 6 hours after Matt Gaetz withdrew.