LEWISTON — Appearances by Gov. Paul LePage, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin and gubernatorial candidates will highlight Androscoggin County Republicans’ celebration of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday on Friday, Feb. 16. The event at The Dolard & Priscilla Gendron Franco Center will include a reception, dinner, program and auction from 5 to 9:30 p.m. For tickets, go to […]
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Democratic, GOP lawmakers: Memo doesn't clear Trump in Russia probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was wrong to assert that a GOP-produced classified memo on FBI surveillance powers cleared him in the Russia investigation, Democratic and Republican lawmakers said. They expressed hope Sunday that special counsel Robert Mueller’s work would continue without interference. Democrats could seek a vote on publicly releasing their rebuttal memo […]
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Train carrying GOP lawmakers, including Bruce Poliquin, hits truck; one on truck dead
.@RepPoliquin‘s tweet: He was on board, only has a few minor bruises. #mepolitics https://t.co/S6nrONSSxp — Larry Gilbert Jr (@LarryGilbertSJ) January 31, 2018 CROZET, Va. (AP) — A train carrying dozens of Republican members of Congress to a policy retreat in the countryside slammed into a garbage truck in rural Virginia on Wednesday, killing one person […]
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Anonymity is bad for voters
Let’s be real. Despite claims by the Maine Democratic Party, the Maine Examiner did not single-handedly sink Lewiston mayoral candidate Ben Chin’s campaign last month. The Examiner certainly took a position, and a self-interested one at that, in what has historically been a nonpartisan race. But that is what politics is all about. Winning the seat. […]
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Maine GOP says Democratic ethics complaint ‘completely without merit’
AUGUSTA — The Maine Republican Party’s executive director said Thursday that a Democratic ethics complaint against the GOP is “completely without merit.” Denying any wrongdoing, Jason Savage said the Republicans “are extremely diligent about reporting all expenditures in a timely manner.” Meanwhile, more evidence has emerged tying Savage to an anonymous website that spreads news […]
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Conservatives balk at GOP plan to avert government shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hard-line conservatives are threatening to scuttle Republican leaders’ plans to prevent a weekend government shutdown and saying GOP leaders lack the votes to push their proposal through the House. The setback late Tuesday came as a deal between President Donald Trump and Congress to protect young immigrants from deportation also remained distant. […]
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Ample tax cuts for business, wealthy in new GOP tax accord
WASHINGTON (AP) — Generous tax cuts for corporations and the wealthiest Americans would be delivered in a sweeping overhaul of the tax laws, under a new agreement crafted by Republicans in Congress. Middle- and low-income families would receive smaller tax cuts, though President Donald Trump and Republican leaders have billed the package as a huge […]
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GOP leaders now backing Roy Moore in Alabama race
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leaders in Washington are coming to grips with the possibility — perhaps even probability — that Alabama’s Roy Moore will win his special election next Tuesday and join them in the capital. Looking past allegations of sexual misconduct with Alabama teenagers, President Donald Trump now has endorsed Moore, and the Republican […]
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Senate GOP backs budget, clears way for tax overhaul
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, is questioned by reporters during votes, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans must now shift their focus to enacting President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax plan, a far heavier lift than the […]
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Maine lawmaker leaves Republican party, will finish term as independent
AUGUSTA (AP) — A two-term Republican state lawmaker says he has unenrolled from the GOP to focus on solutions over party. State Rep. Norman Higgins of Dover-Foxcroft says he will serve the rest of his second term as an independent. Higgins was among the only House Republicans who voted in favor of a budget before […]