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Politics

Published
June 28, 2019

Supreme Court to review program protecting young undocumented immigrants

Lower courts have said that President Trump's decision to terminate the Obama-era DACA program was based on faulty legal reasoning.
Published
June 27, 2019

In fiery debate, Democrats split over race, age and ideology

The 10 candidates in Thursday night's debate show deep differences among the Democrats.
Published
June 27, 2019

Maine’s adult-use marijuana industry will have the strictest residency rules in the nation

With Gov. Janet Mills’ signature, Maine finally has rules for recreational marijuana market.
Published
June 27, 2019

House passes border aid bill backed by Senate and Trump administration

The emergency legislation is expected to ease a cash crunch at federal agencies that care for migrants who have flocked over the border in huge numbers seeking asylum.
Published
June 27, 2019

Zuckerberg invites regulators to help Facebook protect elections

In a discussion at Harvard Law School, the Facebook CEO invited regulators to set industrywide privacy standards and take a harder line with foreign interference in elections.

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Published
June 27, 2019

Supreme Court blocks citizenship question on 2020 Census

President Trump criticizes the ruling and says he'll try to delay the constitutionally mandated count.
Published
June 27, 2019

Federal judges can’t stop partisan gerrymandering, Supreme Court rules

They 'have no license to reallocate political power between the two major political parties,' Chief Justice John Roberts says in a landmark 5-4 decision joined by the court's other conservatives.
Published
June 26, 2019

House panel authorizes subpoena for Kellyanne Conway after no-show

Conway failed to show for a hearing on a government watchdog's findings that she broke the law dozens of times.
Published
June 25, 2019

‘People’s veto’ campaigns target new Maine abortion and vaccination laws

The groups behind the campaigns want voters to decide on laws that require insurers to cover abortion and that eliminate broad exemptions for childhood vaccinations.
Published
June 25, 2019

Endorsements of Sara Gideon highlight issue of reproductive rights in 2020

NARAL Pro Choice America and Emily's List both offer early endorsements of Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon in her bid to unseat Sen. Susan Collins in 2020.