The former Californian, who’s been called ‘Putin’s favorite congressman,’ confirmed he was at the march to protest the ‘stolen election’ but said he urged fellow protesters not to storm the Capitol.
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Bill to end state police data-gathering unit fails decisively in Senate
The House had passed the measure to end funding for the Maine Information and Analysis Center, which was created in the wake of 9/11, but the 29-6 vote in the Senate effectively kills the legislation.
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Justice official resigning after revelations of Democrats’ subpoenas
John Demers was sworn in a few weeks after the subpoena for the Democrats’ records and is one of the few Trump appointees who has remained in the Biden administration.
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NATO leaders declare China a global security challenge
President Biden has stepped up his effort to rally allies to speak in a more unified voice about China’s human rights record, its trade practices and its military’s increasingly assertive behavior that has unnerved U.S. allies in the Pacific.
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How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Julien Xavier Neals to serve as a U.S. district court judge for the New Jersey district.
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Records seized from House Democrats show how far Trump would go
Revelations that their smartphone data was secretly obtained by the Justice Department as it tried to find the source of leaks related to the Russia investigation carried echoes of Watergate.
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Landmark bill passed by House and Senate seeks to sell off Maine’s fossil fuel investments
Maine could become the first state where lawmakers order ‘divestment’ from fossil fuels, although changes to the bill could slow the process.
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Maine ethics panel votes to pursue records from power line opponents
The unanimous vote against vacating a subpoena for information from an unidentified Virginia-based political consulting firm came after a lengthy closed-door meeting.
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Justice Department to review restrictive Republican voting laws
Along with reviewing new state laws, Attorney General Merrick Garland says the department will examine existing ones for their potential to discriminate against minority voters.
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G-7 leaders pledge to share vaccine, but jostle for the high ground
With 3.7 million people lost in the pandemic, the world’s richest democracies are eager to show themselves the champions of the afflicted.