In dueling filings, House Democrats link Trump’s baseless efforts to overturn the presidential election to the riot at the Capitol, while the former president’s lawyers say the Senate trial should be considered unconstitutional because Trump is no longer in office.
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McConnell blasts ‘loony lies’ by Georgia Rep. Greene
The Republican Senate leader’s condemnation comes as House Democrats move to strip Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee assignments if Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy refuses to do it.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Bill to give Maine clerks more time to process absentee ballots is opposed by some Republicans
The measure would give town clerks more time to process absentee ballots, but vote counting would still not begin until Election Day.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Collins calls meeting with Biden on stimulus plan ‘very useful,’ but no agreement reached
Maine’s senior senator heads a group of 10 Republicans that is promoting a $618 billion relief package, less than one-third of what the president has proposed.
Posted inElection 2020, Maine, Politics
Mainer helped give Biden campaign its winning look
Fairfield native Robyn Kanner was senior creative adviser to Joe Biden in his successful bid for president, helping to shape the look of logos, signs, stages, social media and more.
Posted inElection 2020, Maine, Politics
Mainer helped give Biden campaign its winning look
Fairfield native Robyn Kanner was senior creative adviser to Joe Biden in his successful bid for president, helping to shape the look of logos, signs, stages, social media and more.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation / World, Politics
GOP lawmakers seek tougher voting rules after record turnout
Proposals are advancing not only in traditional red states but also in states that supported Donald Trump four years ago, only to flip for Joe Biden in November.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine State House leaders tighten policy aimed at preventing spread of COVID-19
The new policy will designate 3 specific types of face shields that can be worn instead of cloth masks.
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Republican Party to stay neutral should Trump seek White House again
‘I’m not telling anybody to run or not to run in 2024,’ RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel says.
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Vermont Sen. Leahy, presiding over impeachment trial, has reputation for fairness
The Democrat beginning his 47th year in the U.S. Senate ‘takes the issue of the law and justice very, very seriously,’ said Sen. Bernie Sanders, a fellow Vermonter.