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Local Headlines
14 hours ago in Local
Aroostook County Democrat is Latest Candidate to Run for Sen. Collins Seat
He becomes the eighth Democratic candidate to oppose Collins
21 hours ago in Local
Collins, King Vote for Failed Plan to Block Govt Shutdown
Senator King notably broke with Democrats, whom he typically sides with, to back the spending plan.
22 hours ago in Local
Maine Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Whale, Bird Parts
The man was investigated as part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s Operation Raw Deal.
National Headlines
9 hours ago in National
What happens now that a government shutdown is underway
Washington is bracing for what could be a prolonged federal shutdown after lawmakers deadlocked and missed the deadline for funding the government.
1 day ago in National
US government on brink of first shutdown in almost 7 years amid partisan standoff in Congress
A partisan standoff over health care and spending is threatening to trigger the first U.S. government shutdown in almost seven years, with Democrats and Republicans in Congress unable to find agreement even as thousands of federal workers stand to be furloughed or laid off.
2 days ago in National
Trump takes his tariff war to the movies announcing 100% levies on foreign-made films
President Donald Trump says he will slap a 100% tax on movies made outside the United States — a vague directive aimed at protecting a business that America already dominates.
2 days ago in National
Government shutdown draws closer as congressional leaders head to the White House
Democratic and Republican congressional leaders are heading to the White House for a meeting with President Donald Trump on Monday in a late effort to avoid a government shutdown, but both sides have shown hardly any willingness to budge from their entrenched positions.