The House gave initial approval to L.D. 1508 Tuesday, and the House and Senate were expected to pass the amended bill this week.
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New emails show Trump efforts to pressure Justice Department to overturn election
The emails citing conspiracy theories were sent to then-acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen.
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House rejects popular elections for Maine’s constitutional officers
Maine is among a handful of states whose constitutional officers are chosen by lawmakers, not in general elections.
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Buoyed by allied summits, Biden ready to take on Putin
Biden’s European tour has aimed to restore U.S. partnerships that were damaged under former President Trump, who openly invited what American intelligence services said was Russian interference in U.S. political campaigns.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene apologizes for comparing safety masks and the Holocaust
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is apologizing after recent comments comparing the required wearing of safety masks in the House to the horrors of the Holocaust
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Juneteenth is declared an official state holiday in Maine
Maine joins a growing list of states to make June 19 an official holiday, although the closure of Maine state offices won’t start until next year.
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Ex-Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, now a Mainer, marched on the Capitol on Jan. 6
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.