So what does a 50-50 Senate get President-elect Joe Biden
Carl Natale
Web editor for SunJournal.com
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Police arrest man who says he hid 3 months at Chicago airport due to virus
A California man who told police that the coronavirus pandemic left him afraid to fly has been arrested on charges that he hid in a secured area at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport for three months
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Why ‘free speech’ needs a new definition in the age of the internet and Trump tweets
Freedom of speech emerged as a concept after the invention of the printing press, and that’s worth revisiting in the context of social media and Trump’s presidency.
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Mainers reflect on Dr. King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech
We asked eight Mainers to read parts of Dr. King’s immortal “I Have a Dream” speech, and share their thoughts on how his words resonate with them today.
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Presidential pardons and the case from Maine that once besmirched the process
President Donald Trump’s recent pardoning marathon has shed new light on an often overlooked sphere of presidential authority. As one of the few powers which the White House can exercise without either Congressional or — so far at least — judicial — oversight it’s worth taking a look at how some of our other presidents […]
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1969 ruling that tossed out conviction of Klan leader may shield Trump from riot charges
The case, in which the ACLU represented Ohio Klan leader Clarence Brandenburg, set a high bar for criminal prosecutions of inflammatory speech.
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The $3,000-a-month toilet for the Ivanka Trump/Jared Kushner Secret Service detail
Instructed not to use any of the half-dozen bathrooms inside the couple’s D.C. home, the Secret Service detail assigned to protect the lives of Trump’s daughter and son-in-law found a costly solution.
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About 20,000 National Guardsmen planned for Washington, D.C., in swelling inauguration security effort
About 20,000 National Guardsmen planned for Washington, D.C., in swelling inauguration security effort
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Mitch McConnell racing away from Donald Trump as impeachment moves forward
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is moving abruptly away from President Donald Trump
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Analysis: The GOP inches toward a desperate decoupling with Trump
It’s a step they’ve steadfastly refused. But signs suggest desperate times may call for desperate measures.