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Angus King, Jared Golden Express Concerns Over 'Afghanistan Papers'

Two members of Maine’s congressional delegation, who both serve on armed services committees, are raising concerns about reports by The Washington Post that top government officials and military leaders misled the public and Congress about the mission and status of the war in Afghanistan.

WATCH LIVE: DOJ Inspector General Testifies On FBI Probe Of Trump Campaign

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Supreme Court Takes Up Case Brought By Maine Co-Op And Other Affordable Care Act Insurers

U.S. House Approves Bill To Protect Working Waterfronts

By Willis Ryder Arnold • 6 minutes ago

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a measure to protect Maine and the nation's working waterfronts. The bill was introduced by Maine 1st District Rep. Chellie Pingree.

The bill would allocate $12 million for grants, and $12 million for loans, to be distributed by states to towns, nonprofits and fishing co-ops.

Pingree, a Democrat, spoke in support of the bill from the House floor. "It will protect jobs," she said, "and it will preserve the character of coastal communities."

Jersey City Shooting Was 'A Targeted Attack On The Jewish Kosher Deli'

By Colin Dwyer • 24 minutes ago

The shootings that left at least three civilians and one police officer dead Tuesday in Jersey City, N.J., was a targeted attack, according to local authorities. At a news conference Wednesday, Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop explained that the pair of shooters, who were also killed, had clearly singled out the kosher market on which they opened fire.

Maine Implements Emergency Closures In Scallop Fishery

By AP • 1 hour ago

JONESPORT, Maine - Maine fishing regulators are implementing emergency closures in the state's scallop harvesting industry for the first time this season.

Shutdown Of New England Shrimp Fishery To Continue In 2020

By AP • 1 hour ago

PORTLAND, Maine - New England's shrimp fishing industry will remain shut down next year and likely beyond.

Betsy DeVos Overruled Education Dept. Findings On Defrauded Student Borrowers

By Cory Turner • 1 hour ago

Documents obtained by NPR shed new light on a bitter fight between defrauded student borrowers and U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.

These borrowers — more than 200,000 of them — say some for-profit colleges lied to them about their job prospects and the transferability of credits. They argue they were defrauded and that the Education Department should erase their federal student loan debt under a rule called "borrower defense."

Third Gun This Year Found At Maine Airport Checkpoint

By AP • 4 hours ago

PORTLAND, Maine - The Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday it caught a Maine man with a loaded handgun at an airport security checkpoint.

Temperature Climbs To Nearly 60 In Portland, Tying Record

By AP • 5 hours ago

PORTLAND, Maine - The mercury has approached 60 degrees in parts of northern New England, but the balmy temperatures will be gone in a flash.

Message In A Bottle Dated 1983 Turns Up On Cape Cod

By AP • 5 hours ago

PROVINCETOWN, Mass. - A message in a bottle that is more than 36 years old was discovered in Massachusetts.

Maine's House Members Weigh In On Articles Of Impeachment

By Mal Leary • 17 hours ago

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Maine's House Members Weigh In On Articles Of Impeachment

Maine’s two House members, both Democrats, will have to weigh two articles of impeachment now being drafted by the House Judiciary Committee. One charges President Donald Trump with abuse of power, and the other obstruction of Congress.

Tough Questions 'Must Be Answered' After New Zealand's Deadly Volcano Eruption

By Colin Dwyer • 18 hours ago

A pale cloud of steam and smoke lingered menacingly Tuesday over White Island, just off the coast of New Zealand, where just one day earlier a volcano's eruption left several tourists dead, many more injured and an entire country rattled by tragedy.