A man apparently tried to stab U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, the Republican candidate for New York governor at an upstate event.
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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.
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Trump spurned aides’ pleas to call off Capitol mob, Jan. 6 committee says
The defeated president turned his supporters’ ‘love of country into a weapon,’ said the panel’s Republican vice chair Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming.
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Collins, Manchin unveil bipartisan bill to protect electoral count from exploitation
The reforms to the 1887 Electoral Count Act, spurred by former President Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the election, are co-sponsored by 14 senators, including nine Republicans, just shy of the 10 needed to overcome a filibuster.
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Democrats push for 1st semi-automatic gun ban in 20 years, but Rep. Golden is opposed
Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee objected to the proposal, calling it an attack on Second Amendment rights.
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Lawmakers, abortion rights protesters arrested outside Supreme Court
Democratic Reps. Cori Bush, Ilhan Omar, Barbara Lee and Ayanna Pressley were among the 35 arrested.
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Maine Republicans target state Senate leader using fake – and false – campaign signs
The Maine Republican Party is putting up signs in Aroostook County to fool people into believing Senate President Troy Jackson, a Democrat, wants to defund police, but provided no evidence that he does.
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House passes same-sex marriage bill in retort to high court
The Respect for Marriage Act is almost certain to stall in the evenly split Senate, where most Republicans would likely join a filibuster to block it.
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Jan. 6 panel chairman has COVID-19, but prime-time hearing is still on
Two White House aides who resigned immediately after the Capitol insurrection are expected to testify at Thursday’s hearing.
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Group using fake name to survey Mainers on culture war issues
The American Principles Project conducted the ‘Maine Today & Public Insight’ poll and said it soon could launch anti-LGBTQ, anti-immigrant and anti-critical race theory ads attacking Gov. Janet Mills. LePage’s campaign strategist said his team was not behind the poll.