A 31-year veteran of the Justice Department, Boente says the department already is supporting the president’s order banning some immigrants against a challenge brought in Virginia federal court.
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Maine Voices: Here is why Donald Trump will be a 2-term president
It’s time for ‘Never Trump’ voters to start taking him seriously, because his core base is going nowhere.
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Democrats in Congress escalate their attacks on Trump
Meanwhile, Republicans on Capitol Hill are angry that the president didn’t tell them in advance about the refugee ban.
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Trump fires acting attorney general who ordered staff not to defend immigration ban
Sally Yates, an Obama administration appointee, is replaced by Dana Boente, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, hours after issuing the order to the Justice Department staff.
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Freeport artist living a dream, with cover image on this week’s New Yorker
Abigail Gray Swartz, who attended the Women’s March in Augusta, updates the iconic Rosie the Riveter as a woman of color with a pink pussyhat.
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Sen. Susan Collins tweets criticism of Trump Holocaust statement
The Republican from Maine calls it ‘an historical mistake.’
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Obama encourages protests, rejects comparison between his immigration policies and Trump’s
Trump has said he based his decision in part on Obama’s 2011 action on Iraqis.
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Maine synagogues condemn order suspending refugee arrivals
The statement says in part: ‘We cannot sit idly by and watch as our Muslim brothers and sisters are denied refuge in this country simply on the basis of their religion and nationality.’
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This message appeared in huge letters on an Acadia beach
It may look Photoshopped, but the word “RESIST” really was written in letters over 25 feet tall on a beach in Acadia National Park.
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Pingree underscores importance of Trump’s Supreme Court pick
Maine’s 1st District congresswoman is joined by progressive groups at a press conference in Portland to call for a nominee ‘who has the credentials and commitment to our Constitution.’