Pentagon restricted commander of D.C. Guard before Capitol riot

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January 26, 2021

Pentagon restricted commander of D.C. Guard before Capitol riot

A high-level sign-off on Guard deployment was required in part because Pentagon leaders had been lambasted for actions the District Guard took during last June's racial justice protests.
Published
January 26, 2021

Capitol Police chief apologizes for failures in Jan. 6 siege

Law enforcement 'failed to meet its own high standards as well as yours,' Yogananda Pittman told members of Congress on Tuesday.
Published
January 26, 2021

Trump impeachment trial proceeds with support from just 5 Senate Republicans, including Collins

Tuesday's vote on an effort to dismiss the trial shows a lack of votes for conviction, which requires support from two-thirds of the Senate.
Published
January 25, 2021

Lewiston’s Nate Libby stepping down as Senate majority leader

The four-term Democrat said he'll remain in the Legislature.
Published
January 25, 2021

Janet Yellen wins Senate approval as first female treasury secretary

On an 84-15 vote, the former chair of the Federal Reserve becomes the third member of President Biden’s Cabinet to win confirmation.
Published
January 25, 2021

Pingree to chair powerful appropriations panel overseeing Interior and EPA

She becomes one of the House’s 12 'cardinals' who shape the federal funding priorities over their respective congressional fiefdoms.
Published
January 25, 2021

Mills’ budget proposal would tax Paycheck Protection Program funds as income

The Legislature's tax and budget committees met Monday to hear testimony on a set of proposals by Gov. Janet Mills that could leave some businesses paying state taxes on loans exempt from federal taxes.
Published
January 25, 2021

House delivers article of impeachment to Senate, testing Trump’s sway over Republicans

More Republicans' passions appear to have cooled since the insurrection of Jan. 6.
Published
January 24, 2021

Susan Collins questions size of Biden’s proposed COVID relief package

Both she and Sen. Angus King agree that the distribution of vaccines needs to be accelerated.
Published
January 24, 2021

Democratic, Republican lawmakers lobby White House for a more targeted relief bill

The private Zoom call Sunday that included key centrist lawmakers, including Maine's 2 senators, was an early test of whether President Biden's relief plan has a chance of passing Congress with bipartisan backing.