The last member of LePage’s executive inner circle has left

January 9, 2018Daily Brief, Governor LePageHolly Lusk, John McGough, Peter Vigue

Good morning from Augusta, where there has been a major change in Gov. Paul LePage’s office. John McGough, who has been his chief of staff since before the governor was elected in 2010, resigned to take a position with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. There doesn’t look to be any controversy here. […]

LePage to Trump: Put somebody in charge

February 16, 2017Daily Brief, Donald Trump, Governor LePage, Legislature, U.S. CongressAngus King, Bernie Sanders, Diane Denk, donald trump, Harry Reid, Jared Kushner, Joe Biden, John McGough, Jon Tester, Kathleen Newman, Keith Ellison, Kellyanne Conway, Leigh Saufley, Paul LePage, Peggy Schaffer, Phil Bartlett, Reince Priebus, Stephen Bannon, Stephen Miller, Tom Allen, Tom Perez, Troy Jackson

By Michael Shepherd

Good morning from Augusta, where Gov. Paul LePage said on Thursday that President Donald Trump may have too many high-level aides vying for control in an embattled White House. The Republican president is dealing with a few different crises less than a month into his tenure, with the biggest involving the resignation of National Security […]

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The last member of LePage’s executive inner circle has left

LePage to Trump: Put somebody in charge

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