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Sen. King votes against Pete Hegseth for defense secretary

by Rachel Ohm January 21, 2025January 21, 2025

Maine’s independent senator joins Democrats in voting against the Trump nominee over concerns about his answers regarding the rules of international warfare.

Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Nation / World, Politics

Golden bill would force federal agencies to have offices outside DC

by Steve Collins January 21, 2025January 21, 2025

Bureaucrats should operate closer to the people impacted by federal rules and regulations, the lawmaker said.

Local & State, Politics

Maine joins effort to block Trump’s order limiting birthright citizenship

by Rachel Ohm January 21, 2025January 21, 2025

Maine plaintiffs, including the attorney general, have joined a pair of federal lawsuits arguing that the president’s executive order violates the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of citizenship to anyone born in the US.

Nation / World, Politics

From TikTok to Jan. 6, here’s what Trump did on his first day back in office

by COLLEEN LONG, BILL BARROW and JILL COLVIN Associated Press January 21, 2025January 21, 2025

The president signed a slew of executive orders. What are his priorities?

Nation / World, Politics

Trump grants sweeping pardon of Jan. 6 rioters, including 15 from Maine

by ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press January 21, 2025January 21, 2025

Most of the people with ties to Maine had already been sentenced for their alleged roles in attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

Nation / World, News, Politics

Senate confirms Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving Trump first Cabinet member

by LISA MASCARO Associated Press January 20, 2025January 21, 2025

Senator Susan Collins voted in favor of Rubio.

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Donald Trump is sworn in as 47th President of the United States

by ZEKE MILLER, CHRIS MEGERIAN and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press January 20, 2025January 20, 2025

At the Capitol, Vice President-elect JD Vance was sworn-in first, taking the oath read by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on a bible given to him by his great-grandmother.