The role will be filled by Jack Smith, a veteran prosecutor who led the Justice Department’s public integrity section in Washington.
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Collins, King upbeat that electoral count reforms will pass during Congress’s lame duck session
The Senate bill, which aims to prevent a repeat of the tactic insurrectionists used on Jan. 6, 2021, gained six more sponsors this week.
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Senators ask Federal Trade Commission to probe Twitter security
They also asked Lina Khan, head of the FTC, to take action if needed against Twitter and company executives for “any breaches or business practices that are unfair or deceptive.”
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Rep. Rachel Talbot Ross nominated by Democrats to be Maine’s first Black House speaker
The progressive lawmaker from Portland still needs to be confirmed by the 151-member House, where Democrats hold a majority with 82 of 151 seats, when it convenes on Dec. 7.
Posted inElection 2022, Nation / World, News, Politics
Nancy Pelosi will step down as top House Democrat after 2 decades in leadership
Pelosi’s ability to keep her caucus in line has led to bipartisan recognition that she alone may be capable of wrangling Democrats’ disparate factions.
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Bruce Poliquin accepts defeat, urges Mainers to ‘relax, decompress’
After losing his congressional race, the ex-lawmaker advised Democrats to ‘work with Republicans’ to lower heating costs.
Posted inElection 2022
Completed count shows Rep. Jared Golden won big in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District
In the final ranked-choice voting tally, the Lewiston Democrat emerged with 53% of the vote
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Mitch McConnell reelected Senate Republican leader, quashing bid by Florida’s Scott
McConnell, of Kentucky, easily swatted back the challenge from Rick Scott in the first-ever attempt to oust him after many years as Republican leader.
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Senate advances bill to protect same-sex marriage in federal law
Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said it was time to ‘remove the cloud’ over same-sex and interracial couples who might worry their marriage would not be recognized in another state.
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Trump launches 3rd bid for presidency amid Republican losses, legal probes
Former President Donald Trump has launched another run for the presidency again, telling supporters he will ‘make America great and glorious again.’