Texas man who stormed Capitol with gun gets more than 7 years in prison

Politics

Published
August 1, 2022

Texas man who stormed Capitol with gun gets more than 7 years in prison

Prosecutors said Guy Reffitt told fellow members of the Texas Three Percenters militia group that he planned to drag House Speaker Nancy Pelosi out of the Capitol building by her ankles.
Published
July 29, 2022

Americans dismayed at end of Roe are less certain they will vote, poll finds

Fully 58% of the country supports a federal law establishing the right to an abortion before a fetus can survive outside the womb, the standard the Supreme Court enshrined for nearly 50 years and overturned last month.
Published
July 28, 2022

Biden calls inflation-fighting deal with Sen. Manchin ‘godsend’ for U.S. families

A 15% corporate minimum tax will help fund the new costs, with extra going to deficit reduction.
Published
July 27, 2022

Gov. Mills says Maine Constitution may already protect abortion access

The governor says her administration is debating whether an amendment is needed to protect abortion access in Maine, or whether that right is already enshrined.
Published
July 26, 2022

Gov. Mills increases fundraising advantage over LePage

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills collected $605,000, compared with Paul LePage's approximately $312,000, during the latest 42-day reporting period.
Published
July 25, 2022

Maine police union backs Golden, LePage in this year’s election

Law enforcement support for the Lewiston Democrat's reelection bid is a surprise that counters most Republican criticism of lawmaker.
Published
July 22, 2022

Steve Bannon convicted of contempt for defying Jan. 6 panel

Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, faces up to 2 years in a federal lockup when he’s sentenced, and his attorney pledges to appeal.
Published
July 22, 2022

Liz Cheney braces for primary loss, and focus shifts to 2024

As an unequivocal Trump critic on the House Jan. 6, panel, the Wyoming Republican faces consistent and credible death threats, and has been forced to abandon traditional retail campaigning.
Published
July 22, 2022

Lee Zeldin, Republican nominee for New York governor, assaulted at rally

A man apparently tried to stab U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, the Republican candidate for New York governor at an upstate event.
Published
July 21, 2022

Jan. 6 takeaways: White House in chaos, unmovable Trump

Former President Donald Trump was 'the only person in the world who could call off the mob,' but he refused to do so for several hours, said the committee’s chairman, Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson.