PHILADELPHIA — Republican lawmakers aired sharp concerns about their party’s quick push to repeal the Affordable Care Act inside a closed-door meeting Thursday, according to a recording of the session obtained by The Washington Post. The recording reveals a GOP that appears to be filled with doubts about how to make good on a long-standing […]
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Stephen Wood, GOP rep from Greene, may leave Republican party
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Republican minority in the Maine House of Representatives is getting smaller because a lawmaker says he is leaving the party. Rep. Kevin Battle of South Portland says he is going to become an independent. He was recently elected to his second term. The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/2hVRlAt ) reported that Rep. […]
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House GOP votes to gut independent ethics office
WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Monday voted to eviscerate the Office of Congressional Ethics, the independent body created in 2008 to investigate allegations of misconduct by lawmakers after several bribery and corruption scandals sent members to prison. The ethics change, which prompted an outcry from Democrats and government watchdog groups, is part of a rules […]
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Irresponsibility not the sole province of the left or the right
By Jennifer Rubin The Washington Post Despite their victories in the House, Senate and White House, Republicans still spend their time lamenting the media’s unfairness and complaining that Democrats are acting hypocritically. The thin-skinned President-elect Donald Trump and his media boosters are no better. They seem to bristle at every criticism, no matter how slight […]
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Rick Bennett to step down as head of Maine GOP
Maine Republican Party Chairman Rick Bennett told the Bangor Daily News on Thursday that he’s leaving his post when his term ends Jan. 28. Vice Chairwoman Demi Kouzounas said she’ll be running to replace him. Just about any way you look at it, Bennett’s tenure has been a good period for Republicans. He took over […]
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Gov. Paul LePage shifts $193,000 from PAC to Maine GOP
Gov. Paul LePage has transferred a major chunk of his political action committee, ICE PAC, to the Maine Republican Party. He and two former administration officials run the group, which had raised $385,000 as of Oct. 25. So far, it has spent $199,000, with $193,000 of it going to the state GOP, including a $110,000 transfer on […]
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Analysis: Does Susan Collins’ refusal to back Donald Trump matter?
Her rejection of Trump constitutes another major point of division between Maine’s most prominent Republican elected officials — Collins and Gov. Paul LePage, an early endorser of Trump — and spurred questions Tuesday about whether Trump’s campaign has opened new rifts among Republicans nationally and in Maine. High-level endorsements by elected officials usually occur in […]
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Trump triumphs as GOP nominee
Trump triumphs as GOP nominee, completing stunning climb Cementing an extraordinary political takeover, Republicans nominated Donald Trump Tuesday night as their presidential standard-bearer, hitching their hopes to an unorthodox candidate By Julie Pace AP White House Correspondent CLEVELAND (AP) — Cementing an extraordinary political takeover, Republicans nominated Donald Trump Tuesday night as their presidential standard-bearer, hitching their hopes of […]
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GOP delegates reject Never Trump push for roll call vote
CLEVELAND — The Latest on the Republican National Convention in Cleveland (all time local): Updated 4:30 p.m.: Donald Trump’s supporters have succeeded in heading off a state-by-state roll call vote on the rules that will govern the GOP’s national convention. Anti-Trump delegates collected signatures on petitions calling for the vote. They had support from a […]
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What you need to know about the Republican National Convention
CLEVELAND — The glitz. The glam. The speeches, protests and parties. The flamboyant presidential candidate who’s giving his party more than a touch of heartburn. The 2016 Republican National Convention, kicking off Monday, will be like no other. Just ask Donald Trump, who’s promised a “monumentally magnificent” display of stagecraft at the Quicken Loans Arena […]