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Election 2022, Nation / World, News, Politics

Screams, threats as New Mexico counties certify vote

by SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and MORGAN LEE Associated Press June 17, 2022June 17, 2022

Certifying elections by typically under-the-radar local commissions, for decades a routine ministerial task, has become politicized.

Election 2022, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Politics

Republicans say Lewiston key to victories in November

by Steve Collins June 17, 2022June 18, 2022

At Friday’s Maine GOP Unity Rally party leaders say things are looking bright for their candidates this year.

Nation / World, News, Politics

Trump advisers tell Jan. 6 panel the plan for Pence to reject electors was ‘nuts’

by LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press June 16, 2022June 16, 2022

The pressure Trump put on his vice president, including at a Jan. 6 rally, led directly to the insurrection at the Capitol, the panel said.

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Jan. 6 panel probes Trump’s ‘last-ditch’ effort to pressure Pence to reject 2020 election results

by LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press June 16, 2022June 16, 2022

The panel is reconvening for a third hearing, plunging into Donald Trump’s last-ditch effort to salvage the 2020 election by pressuring Vice President Mike Pence to reject the electoral count.

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Supreme Court justice’s wife played more extensive role in effort to overturn election, sources say

by Jacqueline Alemany, Josh Dawsey and Emma Brown The Washington Post June 15, 2022June 16, 2022

The emails show that efforts by the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to overturn the election were more extensive than previously known, two of the people said.

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