The former president is in the process of appealing a February court ruling forcing him to answer questions under oath in the civil investigation but has not appealed a ruling establishing the deadline for him to provide documents.
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U.S. charges Russian oligarch, dismantles cybercrime operation
The indictment against Konstantin Malofeyev, a Russian media baron and founder of a Russian Orthodox news channel, is the first of an oligarch since Russia’s war with Ukraine began in February.
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Judge acquits man who says officer waved him into Capitol on Jan. 6
Matthew Martin is the third Capitol riot defendant whose case has been resolved by a trial, but the first to be acquitted of all charges that he faced.
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Republicans block Senate debate on COVID bill, demand votes on immigration
The $10 billion pandemic package is far less than the $22.5 billion President Biden initially sought.
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Maine lawmakers approve resolution expressing support for Ukraine
All but 3 lawmakers signed onto the resolution expressing support for the Ukrainian people and condemning the Russian invasion.
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Bill to give Mainers right to healthy environment fails in House
The House voted 77-59 in support of the Pine Tree Amendment – well short of the two-thirds vote needed to send it to voters this fall. The proposal faces a vote in the Senate.
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Former Trump aide running for Congress in New Hampshire voted in 2 states in 2016
There is little chance Matt Mowers would face prosecution because the statute of limitations has lapsed.
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Russia faces global outrage over bodies strewn in Ukraine’s streets
Russia is facing a fresh wave of condemnation after evidence emerged of what appeared to be deliberate killings of numerous civilians in Ukraine.
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Two more Republicans will join Sen. Collins in approving Jackson to Supreme Court
Democrats plan a vote to ‘discharge’ Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination from committee and then take a series of procedural steps in the coming days to wind it through the 50-50 Senate.
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A right to clean air and water? In broad initiatives, critics predict a sea of litigation
A move to enshrine in Maine’s Constitution a right to healthy environment is part of a trend of broadly worded amendments that includes the right to food.