A New York judge bristles at what he suggested were baseless Trump defense claims of ‘prosecutorial misconduct’ during the hearing Monday.
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What’s at stake in the Supreme Court abortion pill case
The case could make it harder to get medication abortions even in states where abortion is legal.
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Former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel faces sharp criticism in NBC appearance
On ‘Meet the Press,’ a panel of journalists questioned the credibility of her answers and laid into NBC executives for their decision to hire someone who had long attacked the network.
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Trump asked if U.S. was better off in his last year. In many ways, the answer is no.
Voters in 2020 did not blame Trump for the pandemic, but they did fault his response to it.
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Oath Keeper’s son emerges from traumatic childhood to tell his own story in long shot election bid
Win or lose, Dakota Adams’ campaign is built on his belief that people sympathetic to extremist groups might be open to seeing things differently.
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In Maine Legislature, momentum builds to rein in use of vague placeholder bills
Lawmakers are vowing to adopt new rules to provide more transparency for bills that are submitted with only a vague title and no explanation of intent.
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Biden signs $1.2 trillion funding package after Senate’s early-morning passage
It took lawmakers six months into the current budget year to get near the finish line on government funding, the process slowed by conservatives who pushed for more policy mandates and steeper spending cuts.
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Committee endorses amended changes to cannabis industry regulations
The amended bill, sponsored by Sen. Craig Hickman, D-Winthrop, eliminates some of the more controversial elements in the original measure.
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Proposal to give lawmakers final say over Maine’s electric vehicle standards sails through committee
The committee unanimously approved a bill declaring electric vehicle rules to be the responsibility of lawmakers and not the Board of Environmental Protection, an appointed citizen board that rejected EV rules the previous day.
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Rep. Mike Gallagher to resign early, leaving House Republicans with thinnest of majorities
Rep. Mike Gallagher, a Wisconsin Republican had already announced he would not seek reelection.