Maine

• Mills cita falta de fundos enquanto rival para desbancar Susan Collins alimenta divisão democrata sob Donald Trump • Inscreva-se no e-mail Breaking News US para receber alertas de newsletter em sua caixa de entrada • Janet Mills, governadora do Maine, desistiu nesta quinta-feira de sua candidatura ao Senado dos EUA, poucas semanas antes das primárias democratas, em uma disputa que refletiu um debate interno do partido sobre como conquistar uma das cadeiras mais competitivas do Senado este ano.

Janet Mills says moratorium would’ve been ‘appropriate’ if it didn’t interfere with ongoing datacenter project in MaineThe Democratic governor of Maine on Friday vetoed a bill that would have made it the first US state to impose a moratorium on large new datacenters, even as local opposition to the electricity-hungry facilities grows.The decision reflects the difficult trade-off facing political leaders, who must weigh the impact of datacenters on the environment and household energy bills against the millions of dollars in investment and tax revenue they can bring. Continue reading...

• The Trump administration announced plans to halt billions in federal Medicaid payments to California, Florida, Maine, and New York, following similar actions against Minnesota involving over $2 billion in withheld funds and $260 million clawed back. • Officials cited alleged Medicaid fraud as the basis for these unprecedented measures, potentially creating a national playbook for pressuring states over program spending. • This escalation impacts public health insurance jointly funded by states and federal government, raising concerns about access for low-income Americans amid ongoing political tensions.