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Governor Janet Mills (D-ME) said Monday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that President Donald Trump is not the law and his administration’s actions were “not rational” while discussing their transgender athletes dispute. Mills said, “Very unexpectedly the president called on me to answer a question that was unrelated to the topic at hand. I’ve been to the White House and talked to President Trump before, President Biden, President Obama, several presidents, always been a good conversation, exchange of ideas. This was different, very different, and when he said, ‘I am the law,’ basically, ‘we are the law,’ my jaw dropped, and...

Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton shared her surprise Monday about a report from The Atlantic’s editor in chief, who said he was swept up in a text message chain with top Trump administration officials on plans for an attack on Houthi rebels. “You have got to be kidding me,” Clinton wrote on the social platform X, sharing the eyes emoji along with The Atlantic article. Clinton’s use of a private server for classified emails while she was former President Obama’s secretary of State was a major issue in the 2016 campaign. She was criticized by Trump and his supporters...

At about 5:30 a.m., nearly two hours before sunrise in Garland, Maine, a suspect stole a Komatsu front end loader from a nearby gravel pit. The suspect then used the front end loader to attack a nearby home with people inside. The machine caused significant damage to vehicles parked in the driveway in an apparent attempt to force entry into the house. The sheriff’s officer reports residents exited the house and fired shots at the driver, wounding him and forcing his retreat.Here is the report from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office:Gunshots were fired during an incident involving a stolen front-end...

“Tiger King’s” Joe Exotic is knocking President Trump and former President Biden for not issuing him a pardon, saying he’d have a better chance of a commuted sentence if he “broke in the [Capitol]” or was “related to the Bidens.” “You forgot me…again,” Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado, said via an image directed to Trump and posted on his Instagram account on Tuesday. “If I was a crack dealer, maybe if I broke in the capital [sic] or even have been related to the Bidens. I might have gotten some relief on being in prison innocent,” the ex-zoo...

On a 12-2 vote, the California Air Resources Board approved new measures to encourage use of lower-carbon fuels.Supporters said the action was needed to shift the state away from dependence on fossil fuels, but opponents said it will trigger higher gas prices.California air quality regulators late Friday approved tougher rules to encourage use of lower-carbon fuels, overriding objections that the action would lead to higher gasoline prices for motorists.On a 12-to-2 vote, the California Air Resources Board approved amendments to the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard, or LCFS, which aims to shift California’s fuel dependence away from gasoline and toward...

President Joe Biden told former President Barack Obama that Vice President Kamala Harris is “not as strong as me,” to which Obama agreed, “That is true,” according to a professional lipreader, who deciphered the off-mic conversation at Ethel Kennedy’s Wednesday funeral. The comments suggest Biden and Obama perhaps have doubts about Harris’s electability with less than three weeks to go until Election Day. The comments also indicate that Biden hopes Harris beats former President Donald Trump, a point debated among Republicans, who cite instances of Biden undercutting Harris’s campaign narratives as evidence to the contrary.

Below, I have posted my comments, FReeper threads and comments, followed by the three X.com posts in Biden's account used to withdraw him from the 2024 election.On Free Republic, there are posts and threads asking questions like, "Where's Joe Biden?" and "Who on Earth is running the country?" A Freeper commented that Biden's schedule is blank and he hasn't been seen for 5 days. If Biden is not running the country, then who is in charge of this coup d' etat?The Washington Post published an extremely biased assessment of the fighting in Israeli, noting that Netanyahu is traveling to Washington...

On June 3rd, 2024, an anti-gun organization known as Humanium Metal was destroying firearms at a Maine police department at Old Orchard Beach. The firearms had been collected as part of a push by the disarmament group the Maine Gun Safety Coalition. In the process of destruction, one of the firearms discharged. Fortunately, only two cars were hit by the projectile. It does not appear any person was injured. From themainwire.com: One of Maine’s primary gun control advocate groups, the Maine Gun Safety Coalition, oversaw a gun-giveback program on Saturday at local police departments throughout southern Maine. Despite the focus...

When Kelly Shannon learned her preborn baby had Down syndrome, she was upset to discover she wouldn’t be able to have an abortion under Alabama law. So she traveled to Virginia to have the abortion, and believes that her decision was the correct one — so correct, in fact, that she says since she is “a married, white, straight, Christian, grew-up-in-the-church woman,” pro-lifers should listen to her and change their minds about abortion. Shannon spoke with the States Newsroom about learning at 16 weeks by ultrasound that her preborn baby girl had Down syndrome along with a buildup of fluid...

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said on this week’s broadcast of “Sunday Morning Futures” that former President Donald Trump was “100%” with him. Host Maria Bartiromo asked, “The former president, President Trump has talked about the possibility of turning aid for Ukraine into a loan. Is that what you’re considering?” Johnson said, “Yes. You know, I had a great visit with him on Friday, and he and I are 100% united on these big agenda items.”

President Biden on Monday told reporters he understands why former President Trump wants a debate between them — because he has time on his hands. Trump called for a debate against Biden during a radio interview on “The Dan Bongino Show,” saying, “I’d like to debate him now because we should debate,” NBC reported. Trump added it is “for the good of the country” for them to debate. “If I were him, I would want to debate me, too,” Biden told reporters in Nevada when asked about the comments. “He’s got nothing else to do,” the president said. Biden talked...

DeSantis was on the latest This Week on ABC and told host Jon Karl that Trump wants a party defined solely by loyalty to him, and not by commitment to principles or “delivering” on them for voters. “Is that what’s going on?” asked Karl. “Because we are now seeing this stampede of elected Republican officials endorsing Donald Trump.” DESANTIS: Well, you’ll have to ask them. I mean, I can tell you this. I mean, I do know elected officials who encouraged me to run and say they’re going to vote for me in a primary, but yet have endorsed Donald...

Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham or seemingly any prime time host would be fine with the Florida Governor. Gov. Ron DeSantis deserves credit for consistency, calling on yet another Fox News host to help shore up his presidential campaign by hosting a debate. “If you want to do other debates, Nikki Haley and me, I’m in. Donald Trump and me, I’m in. So just say the word. You’ve shown that you can do it in a way that I think really helps the voter. So I’m game, just let me know,” DeSantis told Sean Hannity. DeSantis benefited late last month from...

During a luncheon attended by Sec. of State Antony Blinken and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris condemned the shootings in Lewiston, Maine, and pointed to Australia’s gun control as the path to a better way. WhiteHouse.gov published Harris’ comments, in which she said, “Gun violence has terrorized and traumatized so many of our communities in this country. And let us be clear, it does not have to be this way, as our friends in Australia have demonstrated.” Harris did not mention that Australia “demonstrated” another way by requiring citizens to hand over approximately three-quarters...

Europe, the Middle East and India will on Saturday unveil plans to create a modern-day Spice Route, boosting trade ties with potentially wide-ranging geopolitical implications. The United States, Saudi Arabia, the European Union, the United Arab Emirates and others will launch plans to link data, railway, ports, electricity networks and hydrogen pipelines across the three regions when they meet on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in New Delhi. Although heavily trade-focused, the plan could spur major political changes. Signatories hope it can help integrate India’s vast market of 1.4 billion people with countries to the west, offer...

I am planning a trip to Maine , Vermont and New Hampshire in the fall. I'm asking for advice on where to go, a more specific timing, what to see and places to stay. Interested little visited places but just beautiful as the more publicised spots.

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Are you starting 2023 feeling disheartened by the dating game, or as if your partner doesn’t give you the respect you deserve? Have you tried to be kind and caring in relationships, only to end up feeling as if you’re constantly taken advantage of? Does each date wear down your selfesteem a little more, leaving you exhausted and unhappy? I suspect many women will answer ‘yes’ to these questions. If you’re one of them, you need to read my story. I’m no ‘sexpert’ or vastly confident relationship guru, promising easy answers. But I have found a way to truly enjoy...

After the revolt of Bar Kokhba against the Roman Empire (132-135 C.E.), the Judea province was renamed Syria Palaestina by the Roman Emperor Hadrian to detach the Judean province from Jewish identity. In recent history, the area called Palestine includes the territories of the present-day Israel and Jordan (see the map). From 1517 to 1917 most of this area remained under the rule of the Ottoman Empire. During World War I, in 1917, the British army occupied Jerusalem. On November 2, 1917, the British foreign secretary Arthur James Balfour issued the Balfour Declaration for "the establishment in Palestine of a...

Washington, D.C.— Today, after months of bipartisan negotiations led by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Joe Manchin (D-WV), two proposals were introduced which include legislation to reform and modernize the outdated Electoral Count Act of 1887 to ensure that the electoral votes tallied by Congress accurately reflect each state’s vote for President. In addition to Senators Collins and Manchin, the senators involved in the bipartisan negotiations include: Rob Portman (R-OH), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Mark Warner (D-VA), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Todd...