Conservation groups who have pushed for stricter rules and fishing standards said they’re also waiting to see the direction Trump takes fisheries and ocean policy.
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Donald Trump named Time magazine’s Person of the Year
The president-elect rang in the honor at the New York Stock Exchange. It’s the second time he’s been given the recognition by the magazine.
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Maine reproductive health providers seek $6 million ahead of Trump term
Planned Parenthood and Maine Family Planning will ask the state for funding to support non-abortion services such as primary care, screenings and birth control.
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FBI Director Christopher Wray will resign before Trump takes office
By stepping down rather than waiting to be fired, Christopher Wray is trying to avert a collision with the new administration that he said would have further entangled the FBI ‘deeper into the fray.’
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Sen. Collins undecided after meeting with Trump defense nominee Hegseth
Collins said she pressed Hegseth on allegations of heavy drinking and mistreatment of women, including a rape allegation made in 2017.
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Trump says he can’t promise tariffs won’t raise prices and won’t rule out revenge prosecutions
The president-elect’s ‘Meet the Press’ interview also touched on monetary policy, immigration, abortion and U.S. involvement in Ukraine.
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Elliott Epstein: What are Susan Collins’ priorities when it comes to Trump?
We need her to put her own political career on the line for the good of the country.
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Reporting military sexual assault could suffer under Hegseth, survivor advocates warn
As Trump’s defense secretary, Pete Hegseth would oversee around 3 million military and civilian personnel and a recently reformed process for prosecuting sexual assault and other serious crimes.
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White House weighs preemptive pardons for potential Trump targets
President Biden’s team is worried that the Trump administration will go after such figures as Adam Schiff, Liz Cheney and Anthony Fauci.
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Peter Navarro served prison time related to Jan. 6. Now Trump is bringing him back
Hours after his release from serving 4 months in prison in July, Navarro spoke on stage at the Republican National Convention, where he told the crowd ‘I went to prison so you won’t have to.’