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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2021
Lewiston’s Nate Libby stepping down as Senate majority leader
The four-term Democrat said he'll remain in the Legislature.
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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