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Trump says US has captured Venezuelan President Maduro in ‘large scale strike,’ trial planned in NY | via @StatesNewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2026/01/03/r...
January 3, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Trump says US has captured Venezuelan President Maduro in ‘large scale strike,’ trial planned in NY | via @StatesNewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2026/01/03/r...
The major issues likely to shape debate in the Maine Legislature this year mainemorningstar.com/2026/01/02/t...
January 2, 2026 at 12:00 PM
The major issues likely to shape debate in the Maine Legislature this year mainemorningstar.com/2026/01/02/t...
USPS says mail-in ballots might not get postmark on same day they’re dropped off | via @Stateline.org mainemorningstar.com/2026/01/01/r...
USPS says mail-in ballots might not get postmark on same day they’re dropped off • Maine Morning Star
The U.S. Postal Service has adopted a new rule that could create doubt about whether some ballots mailed by voters by Election Day will receive postmarks in time to be counted.
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January 1, 2026 at 11:15 PM
USPS says mail-in ballots might not get postmark on same day they’re dropped off | via @Stateline.org mainemorningstar.com/2026/01/01/r...
Trump gives up on National Guard deployment in 3 cities | via @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social @StatesNewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2026/01/01/r...
Trump gives up on National Guard deployment in 3 cities • Maine Morning Star
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will back off his plans to use National Guard troops in the Democratic-led cities of Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon. The…
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January 1, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Trump gives up on National Guard deployment in 3 cities | via @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social @StatesNewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2026/01/01/r...
Trump administration agrees to drop anti-DEI criteria for stalled health research grants mainemorningstar.com/2026/01/01/r...
Trump administration agrees to drop anti-DEI criteria for stalled health research grants • Maine Morning Star
The Trump administration will review frozen grants to universities without using its controversial standards that discouraged gender, race and sexual orientation initiatives and vaccine research.…
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January 1, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Trump administration agrees to drop anti-DEI criteria for stalled health research grants mainemorningstar.com/2026/01/01/r...
Maine’s minimum wage increases to $15.10 mainemorningstar.com/briefs/maine...
January 1, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Maine’s minimum wage increases to $15.10 mainemorningstar.com/briefs/maine...
Here are some of the new taxes Mainers can expect in January mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/31/h...
December 31, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Here are some of the new taxes Mainers can expect in January mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/31/h...
Trump canceled temporary legal status for more than 1.5 million immigrants in 2025 | via @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social @StatesNewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/30/r...
December 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Trump canceled temporary legal status for more than 1.5 million immigrants in 2025 | via @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social @StatesNewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/30/r...
Budget pressures facing lawmakers in January — and how to address them mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/29/b...
December 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Budget pressures facing lawmakers in January — and how to address them mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/29/b...
EPA, state lawmakers could consider regulating abortion pills as pollutants in 2026 mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/29/r...
December 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM
EPA, state lawmakers could consider regulating abortion pills as pollutants in 2026 mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/29/r...
Crowds and climate change strain nature, infrastructure on Mount Washington’s summit mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/26/r...
December 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Crowds and climate change strain nature, infrastructure on Mount Washington’s summit mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/26/r...
US Supreme Court in defeat for Trump blocks deployment of National Guard in Chicago | via @StatesNewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/25/r...
US Supreme Court in defeat for Trump blocks deployment of National Guard in Chicago • Maine Morning Star
President Donald Trump for now has not met the requirements to send National Guard troops to Chicago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday afternoon in a major setback for the president. The court’s…
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December 26, 2025 at 12:11 AM
US Supreme Court in defeat for Trump blocks deployment of National Guard in Chicago | via @StatesNewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/25/r...
NY federal officials submit 1 million more pages of Epstein files | via @StatesNewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/25/r...
NY federal officials submit 1 million more pages of Epstein files • Maine Morning Star
WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors have sent a million more pages related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to the Department of Justice, which plans to release them in the coming weeks,…
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December 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
NY federal officials submit 1 million more pages of Epstein files | via @StatesNewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/25/r...
After a year of big stories, Morning Star reporters highlight the ones they will remember mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/25/i...
December 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
After a year of big stories, Morning Star reporters highlight the ones they will remember mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/25/i...
Homeless youth say they need more from schools, social services | via @Stateline.org mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/25/r...
December 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Homeless youth say they need more from schools, social services | via @Stateline.org mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/25/r...
Maine among states suing Trump administration for attempts to defund consumer watchdog agency mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/24/r...
Maine among states suing Trump administration for attempts to defund consumer watchdog agency
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December 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Maine among states suing Trump administration for attempts to defund consumer watchdog agency mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/24/r...
Trump appears in several files of latest Epstein release mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/23/r...
December 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Trump appears in several files of latest Epstein release mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/23/r...
A lot was left unresolved at the end of last session. Here are the debates coming back. mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/23/a...
A lot was left unresolved at the end of last session. Here are the debates coming back.
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December 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM
A lot was left unresolved at the end of last session. Here are the debates coming back. mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/23/a...
Opposition to AI is a political force. Maine’s leaders should catch up. mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/22/o...
Opposition to AI is a political force. Maine’s leaders should catch up.
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December 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Opposition to AI is a political force. Maine’s leaders should catch up. mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/22/o...
Conservative groups push back on Maine law in latest campaign finance court battle filing mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/22/c...
Conservative groups push back on Maine law in latest campaign finance court battle filing
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December 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Conservative groups push back on Maine law in latest campaign finance court battle filing mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/22/c...
Trump administration pauses major East Coast offshore wind projects mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/22/r...
Trump administration pauses major East Coast offshore wind projects • Maine Morning Star
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday it’s halting leases for five large-scale offshore wind projects under construction along the East Coast due to national security…
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December 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Trump administration pauses major East Coast offshore wind projects mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/22/r...
Measles cases rise amid holiday travel | via @Stateline.org mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/22/r...
Measles cases rise amid holiday travel • Maine Morning Star
Measles case are continuing to grow, reaching 1,958 confirmed cases in 43 states through Dec. 16 and threatening to undo next year the United States’ status as a nation that has eradicated the…
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December 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Measles cases rise amid holiday travel | via @Stateline.org mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/22/r...
Judge blocks new HUD funding restrictions for Housing First initiatives | via @RhodeIslandCurrent.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/19/r...
Judge blocks new HUD funding restrictions for Housing First initiatives • Maine Morning Star
Rhode Island federal judge Mary S. McElroy Friday halted the Trump administration's revised homelessness grant rules, citing potential harm and uncertainty over delayed federal funding. But a new funding...
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December 19, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Judge blocks new HUD funding restrictions for Housing First initiatives | via @RhodeIslandCurrent.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/19/r...
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Criticism erupts after DOJ official says some Epstein files will emerge after deadline | via @ashleymurray.bsky.social @StatesNewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/19/r...
Criticism erupts after DOJ official says some Epstein files will emerge after deadline • Maine Morning Star
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice is expected to release records Friday related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but questions remained over whether officials will meet the requirements…
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December 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Criticism erupts after DOJ official says some Epstein files will emerge after deadline | via @ashleymurray.bsky.social @StatesNewsroom.com mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/19/r...