The president joins New York’s two Democratic U.S. senators in calling for the Democratic governor to step down.
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Senate opens debate on $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill
The bill calls for $550 billion in new spending over 5 years – one of the most substantial expenditures on the nation’s roads, bridges, waterworks, broadband and the electric grid in years.
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Senate moves to legalize pot at federal level. What are the chances?
Democrats are taking on a lot over the next several months that could get in the way, including legislation on things like infrastructure that President Biden has prioritized.
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Mills earns praise, criticism for pandemic response as re-election campaign looms
In an exclusive Blaine House interview, the governor talks about her decisions on COVID-19, vetoes she’s issued and other topics as Maine gears up for 2022 gubernatorial race.
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State ethics panel launches probe into company that donated to Democrats
The now disbanded Alpine Initiatives LLC donated $150,000 to the Maine Democratic Party in October 2018, just 4 days after the company was registered in Maine.
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Trump urged Justice officials to declare election ‘corrupt’
Notes of the Dec. 27 call, released Friday by the House Oversight Committee, underscore the lengths to which Trump went to try to overturn the results of the election.
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Former Sen. Carl Levin, powerful voice for the military, dies at 87
Levin, first elected to the Senate in 1978, represented Michigan longer than any other senator.
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Maine supreme court denies bid to split power corridor referendum into 3 questions
A state lawmaker wanted the court to order the Secretary of State’s Office to split an upcoming ballot measure challenging the NECEC project into separate questions for voters.
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Senate votes to start work on $1 trillion infrastructure bill
The 67-32 tally to begin formal consideration showed the high interest among senators in the package, but it’s unclear if enough Republicans will eventually join Democrats to support final passage.
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‘This is how I’m going to die’: Capitol officers testify about attacks by Jan. 6 rioters
Along with graphic video of hand-to-hand fighting, the officers described being beaten as they held off the mob that broke through windows and doors and interrupted the certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential win.