The National Governors Association is hosting its semiannual meeting in Maine for the first time in nearly 40 years.
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Trump ally Steve Bannon now willing to testify before Jan. 6 committee
Bannon had been one of the highest-profile Trump-allied holdouts in refusing to testify before the committee, leading to two criminal counts of contempt of Congress last year for resisting the committee’s subpoena.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court disallows absentee ballot drop boxes
The ruling has critical implications in the 2024 presidential race, in which Wisconsin will again be among a handful of battleground states.
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Giuliani, Graham subpoenaed by Georgia grand jury investigating Trump election interference
The special grand jury has been investigating whether Trump and others illegally tried to meddle in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia as he desperately tried to cling to power after Joe Biden’s victory.
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From one July Fourth to the next, a steep slide for Biden
His approval rating remains at 39 percent, the lowest since taking office, down from 59 percent one year ago.
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LePage takes new tack in old quest to eliminate income taxes
The former Republican governor now says he would eliminate them from the bottom up, and may not need to increase increase sales taxes to pay for it – a claim some experts question.
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Supreme Court rules Biden can end Trump’s ‘remain in Mexico’ policy
The 5-4 decision in Biden vs. Texas reversed lower court rulings that held the Democratic administration must continue President Donald Trump’s strict border enforcement policy.
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LePage: ‘I don’t have time for abortion’
Former Gov. Paul LePage, a Republican who has said he opposes abortion, said he would not try to overturn or restrict the right to abortion in Maine, but refused to promise that he wouldn’t sign an anti-abortion bill if he becomes governor again.
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Trump knew that some rioters were armed, fought to join them at Capitol, aide says
Trump demanded to go to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, Cassidy Hutchinson testifies, and at one point he aggressively grabbed the steering wheel in the presidential limousine after he was told that it wasn’t safe to go there.
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Here’s where each U.S. state stands on abortion
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, a decision that sets up the potential for legal fights between the states.