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.
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Trump looks to reassert himself after impeachment acquittal
The former president isn’t in the clear yet though, as he’s still facing multiple, ongoing criminal investigations.
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From yard signs to bumper stickers, Maine politics turns vulgar
Free speech laws largely permit obscene language to be used on vehicles and private property, but local leaders wonder what it says about how we communicate.
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McConnell votes ‘not guilty,’ then calls Trump actions ‘unconscionable’
He says, ‘We have no power to convict and disqualify a former office holder who is now a private citizen.’
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7 Republicans vote to convict Trump in impeachment trial
Maine Sen. Susan Collins was one of seven Republicans to defect from the party in finding the former president ‘guilty’ of inciting an insurrection on the U.S. Capitol.
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Trump acquitted, denounced in historic impeachment trial
Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King both voted to convict the former president.