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BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Maine’s outgoing Republican governor is signing off on the results of a disputed congressional contest, but not before getting the last word with a handwritten note calling it a ‘‘stolen election.’’ A federal appeals court filing Friday showed all parties agreed to the dismissal of Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin’s lawsuit over the November election without any award of legal fees. The filing makes formal Poliquin’s Christmas Eve announcement he’d abandon the suit. Gov.

With marijuana legalization sweeping through New England, cannabis consumers in the “Live Free or Die” state are now surrounded by places where residents are, at least in one sense, more free.  The Senate minority leader says he’ll seek additional measures in the wake of the Sept. 13 disaster in the Merrimack Valley.  Praised across the political spectrum for his independence and willingness to take tough votes, Mr.

With marijuana legalization sweeping through New England, cannabis consumers in the “Live Free or Die” state are now surrounded by places where residents are, at least in one sense, more free.  The Senate minority leader says he’ll seek additional measures in the wake of the Sept. 13 disaster in the Merrimack Valley.  Praised across the political spectrum for his independence and willingness to take tough votes, Mr.

With marijuana legalization sweeping through New England, cannabis consumers in the “Live Free or Die” state are now surrounded by places where residents are, at least in one sense, more free.  The Senate minority leader says he’ll seek additional measures in the wake of the Sept. 13 disaster in the Merrimack Valley.  Praised across the political spectrum for his independence and willingness to take tough votes, Mr.

With marijuana legalization sweeping through New England, cannabis consumers in the “Live Free or Die” state are now surrounded by places where residents are, at least in one sense, more free.  The Senate minority leader says he’ll seek additional measures in the wake of the Sept. 13 disaster in the Merrimack Valley.  Praised across the political spectrum for his independence and willingness to take tough votes, Mr.

MORE issued an executive order Friday freezing federal workers’ pay for 2019, following through on a pledge earlier this year to nix an across-the-board pay increase. Trump had announced in August that he would cancel the 2.1 percent pay increase, which was slated to take effect in January. The order also cancels the “locality pay increase,” which adjusts paychecks based on the region of the country where workers are posted. The order does not, however, impact a 2.6 percent pay raise

MORE on Saturday blamed Democrats for the death of two migrant children in U.S. custody. "Any deaths of children or others at the Border are strictly the fault of the Democrats and their pathetic immigration policies that allow people to make the long trek thinking they can enter our country illegally," Trump tweeted. "They can’t. If we had a Wall, they wouldn’t even try! The two children in question were very sick before they were given over to Border Patrol." "The father of the young girl said it was not their fault, he hadn’t given her water in days.

MORE is presenting himself as both a hard-liner and would-be dealmaker as the government shutdown hits the one-week mark. It’s a mix that he may hope will throw off Democrats but also leaves some members of his own party unsure of his ultimate intentions. On Friday morning, Trump unleashed a series of tweets threatening to seal the southern border and cut off U.S.

at a closed-door dinner. White House officials and congressional Republicans have sought to blame the partial shutdown that is affecting about 25 percent of the federal government on Speaker-designate MORE (D-Calif.). The White House has also attempted to portray a split between Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader MORE (N.Y.) over efforts to secure a deal to reopen the government. “The vice president and I met with Leader Schumer last Saturday, the last time we sat down face to face, and my gut was that he was really interested i

The next year is promising to be a pivotal one for special counsel MORE’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen and the surprise delay of Michael Flynn’s sentencing.