They point not to evidence of problems but to the potential for voter fraud and suspicion about the process.
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GOP bills would protect drivers who hit protesters
Tumultuous demonstrations stir debate about what tactics are free speech and which go too far.
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Pelosi says bipartisan panel should investigate Capitol riot
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says a commission to study the deadly attack at the Capitol must be ‘strongly bipartisan.’
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Sen. Collins responds after Maine’s Republican Party condemns her vote to impeach Trump
Collins acknowledges the party’s dissatisfaction, but says it’s time for Republicans to focus on improving their electoral results.
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Jared Golden named vice chairperson of subcommittee overseeing ship building contracts
The subcommittee oversees naval acquisition contracts for military shipbuilding at Bath Iron Works and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery.
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Biden optimistic on reopening of elementary schools
President Biden holds a town hall in the swing state of Wisconsin, marking a new phase in selling his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package.
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Trump hurls insults at McConnell, calls him an ‘unsmiling political hack’
Moments after the Senate voted to acquit Trump on Saturday, top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell gave a floor speech in which he blamed Trump for spreading ‘wild falsehoods’ about a stolen election, creating a ‘manufactured atmosphere of looming catastrophe’ that inspired the mob.
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Maine Republicans to consider rebuking Collins over impeachment vote
Collins was 1 of 7 Republicans who voted to convict Trump of inciting an insurrection.
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Democratic congressman sues Trump over role in deadly Capitol riot
The lawsuit from Mississippi’s Rep. Bennie Thompson, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, is part of an expected wave of litigation over the Jan. 6 riot.
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Donna Loring, retired tribal affairs adviser to Gov. Mills, says a sovereignty deal can be reached
The Penobscot elder, politician and writer is encouraged by symbolically important progress, but she says the heavy lifting lies ahead.