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Politics

Published
January 19, 2023

U.S. Treasury buys time for Biden and Republicans on debt limit deal

The Treasury Department says it has started taking 'extraordinary measures' as the government has run up against its legal borrowing capacity of $31.381 trillion.
Published
January 18, 2023

Trump campaign asks Meta to reinstate his Facebook account

A Meta spokesman said the company will announce its decision about reinstating Donald Trump's access this month.
Published
January 18, 2023

Bishop Deeley calls proposal to allow abortions late in pregnancy ‘beyond troubling’

While the leader of Maine's Catholics is vocal in his opposition to Gov. Mills' bill, other religious leaders are divided.
Published
January 17, 2023

White House defends its delayed, limited disclosure about documents

The discovery complicates a federal probe into former President Donald Trump and is a political headache for President Biden.
Published
January 17, 2023

Gov. Mills to introduce legislation to expand access to abortion throughout pregnancy

One of four bills to be introduced would allow abortion at any point in a pregnancy with the approval of a qualified medical professional.

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Published
January 15, 2023

House Republicans demands visitor logs in Biden classified docs case

While the U.S. Secret Service provides security at the president's private residence, it does not maintain visitor logs, an agency spokesman says.
Published
January 15, 2023

Republican lawmakers say they ‘won’t budge’ on spending cuts in debt limit negotiations

Republicans renewed demands for cuts, and Democrats insisted the government be allowed to honor commitments made by previous Congresses.
Published
January 13, 2023

Lawmakers will appeal court ruling denying access to child protection records

The Government Oversight Committee voted to appeal a court ruling that lawmakers are prohibited from viewing confidential child protection records.
Published
January 13, 2023

Gov. Mills’ budget calls for massive investment in roads, bridges

The $400 million allocated for transportation projects would help unlock an estimated $1 billion in federal infrastructure spending, state officials say.
Published
January 12, 2023

McCarthy says he’s willing to look at expunging a Trump impeachment

Last week, Trump urged Republicans to back McCarthy's candidacy for the speaker as he struggled for days to win the vote.