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Twitter bans Rep. Greene’s personal account for COVID misinformation
Twitter had previously suspended Greene’s personal account for periods ranging from 12 hours to a full week.
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Maine lawmakers study direct cash payments as anti-poverty tool
Bipartisan support exists for a 2019 basic income proposal that would supplement the safety net for Mainers in need.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
Biden, Putin trade frank talk as alarm rises over Ukraine
The Russian president requested the call, the second between the leaders this month, ahead of scheduled talks between senior U.S. and Russian officials Jan. 9 and 10 in Geneva.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
Capitol Police officer trashes ‘pathetic’ Mike Pence for downplaying Jan. 6 attack
The rioters sought to hunt down perceived enemies like Pence and even set up mock gallows outside to execute him for not backing Donald Trump’s effort to overturn his election loss.
Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
Harry Reid, former Senate majority leader, remembered as a fighter and dealmaker
The Democrat, Nevada’s longest-serving member of Congress, died Tuesday at 82 after a four-year battle with pancreatic cancer.
Posted inElections, Franklin, Maine, Politics
Paul LePage tells Tom Saviello to ‘bring it on’
Former governor said he would love to see the ex-lawmaker from Wilton jump into the 2022 gubernatorial race, but it’s not clear what will happen.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, Politics
Sen. King pushes filibuster reforms to protect voting rights, electoral process
Maine’s independent senator says voting rights and the elections process itself are in danger, and that he supports changing filibuster rules to protect them, something he has opposed in the past.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
Jan. 6 panel seeks interview with Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan
The request is the second by the House committee this week, as they go after two of their own.
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Biden vows he, Manchin will ‘get something done’ on $2 trillion bill
The president says he thinks there’s still a possibility, but the West Virginia senator said Monday the bill has too much government spending without enough restrictions on incomes or work requirements.