Prosecutors are seeking 33 years behind bars for Tarrio, who they say organized and led the group’s assault from afar.
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Conservative groups devise plan to dismantle U.S. government and replace it with Trump’s vision
The nearly 1,000-page handbook calls for firing as many as 50,000 federal workers and replacing them with an ‘army’ willing to carry out Trump’s wishes, or those of another conservative.
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ACLU, Maine officials reach deal on lawyers for poor
The ACLU of Maine sued the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services in March 2022, saying it was failing to provide effective legal representation to poor Mainers.
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Biden administration names 10 prescription drugs for price negotiations
The move is expected to cut costs for some patients but faces litigation from the drugmakers and heavy criticism from Republican lawmakers.
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Trump chief of staff Meadows says actions laid out in Georgia indictment were part of his job
The Georgia case alleges that Trump, Meadows and 17 others participated in a wide-ranging conspiracy to try to keep the Republican president in power illegally.
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Republicans silence ‘Tennessee Three’ Democrat for day on ‘out of order’ rule; crowd erupts
House Republicans determined the young Black member violated newly enacted rules designed to punish disruptive members.
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Trump’s trial set for March 4 on federal charges of trying to overturn 2020 election
The date would come right in the middle of the Republican presidential nominating calendar and the day before Super Tuesday.
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Car owned by Margaret Chase Smith sells for $15,000 at auction
The 1941 Plymouth Super Deluxe Business Coupe was owned by the groundbreaking Maine politician for over 40 years.
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Auction will include 1941 Plymouth owned by Margaret Chase Smith
The late U.S. senator’s car will be auctioned Sunday with a starting bid of $7,500, but Thomaston Place Auction Galleries estimates it will sell for at least twice that amount.
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Trump is selling his mug shot on shirts, koozies and bumper stickers
The Trump Save America Joint Fundraising Committee is also selling his mug shot, saying it would give out a T-shirt in exchange for a $47 donation.