A series of controversial and racially charged statements that Maine Gov. Paul LePage uttered in 2016 and 2017 became fodder for Russian operatives who posted on fake Facebook accounts in attempts to sow discord with U.S. voters. The posts on separate accounts appeared to both attack LePage and praise him for comments the Republican made […]
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Paul Manafort and former business partner asked to surrender in connection with special counsel probe
WASHINGTON — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his former business partner Rick Gates will turn themselves in on charges stemming from Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation into possible coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia to influence the 2016 election, according to a person familiar with the matter. The precise charges […]
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What do Maine Trump voters think now?
The crowd cheers Donald Trump as he makes a campaign stop at the Open Door Bible Baptist Church’s Christian Academy during an October 2016 rally in Lisbon. Maine’s 2nd Congressional District did something no place else in the Northeast did in 2016 by giving Donald Trump an electoral vote. That Electoral College vote — the […]
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Rex Tillerson denies he wanted to quit or called Trump a moron
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson leaves his office to make a statement to reporters at the State Department in Washington on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson declared Wednesday he never considered resigning as President Donald Trump’s top diplomat, disputing what he called “erroneous” reports that he wanted to step […]
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Donald Trump, Dems still disagree that they agree on immigration
WASHINGTON (AP) — The fate of 800,000 young immigrants hung in the balance as top lawmakers, White House officials and President Donald Trump himself squabbled over whether an agreement had been struck to protect them — and if so, exactly what it was. In the face of an intense backlash from conservatives inside the Capitol […]
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Donald Trump mourns loss of 'beautiful statues and monuments'
President Donald Trump on Thursday mourned the loss of “beautiful statues and monuments” in the wake of the violent clashes in Charlottesville during a white supremacist demonstration protesting the planned removal of a statue depicting Confederate military commander Robert E. Lee. “Sad to see the history and culture of our great country being ripped apart […]
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Donald Trump repeats that 'both sides' were violent in Charlottesville
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump returned insistently Tuesday to his assessment that “there is blame on both sides” after being roundly criticized for such comments following the deadly violence last weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia. Trump’s remarks on his home turf at Trump Tower in New York City followed a more deliberate statement he […]
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FBI agents searched former Trump campaign chair's home
WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI agents have searched one of the homes of Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Manafort’s spokesman said Wednesday. Spokesman Jason Maloni said in a statement that FBI agents had obtained a warrant and searched one of Manafort’s homes, but he would not say when the search occurred. The Washington […]
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Robert Mueller using grand jury in D.C. as part of Russia probe
WASHINGTON — Special Counsel Robert Mueller began using a grand jury in federal court in Washington several weeks ago as part of his investigation of possible coordination between the Kremlin and the Trump campaign, according to two people familiar with the inquiry. The development is a sign that investigators continue to aggressively gather evidence in […]
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Donald Trump's lawyers seek to undercut Mueller's Russia probe
Some of President Donald Trump’s lawyers are exploring ways to limit or undercut Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, building a case against what they allege are his conflicts of interest and discussing the president’s authority to grant pardons, according to people familiar with the effort. Trump has asked his advisers about his power to […]