Governor worries some might choose nicknames like “The Greatest” or “The People’s Hero” instead of the names they really use.
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House urges Pence to remove Trump under 25th Amendment as it pushes toward impeachment
The vice president says he won’t do what the House resolution asks, but bipartisan support builds for an unprecedented second impeachment of President Trump.
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Sen. Angus King supports second impeachment, calls Trump ‘a danger to the republic’
Maine’s independent senator says President Trump is too dangerous to allow to stay in office and should be removed immediately.
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Trump says he takes no responsibility for Capitol insurrection, visits Texas
Trump defended his fiery rally remarks last week as ‘totally appropriate’ and showed no remorse for the following attack, the most serious and deadly domestic incursion at the Capitol in the nation’s history.
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Inside the remarkable rift between Trump and Pence
Trump’s treatment of his vice president has reverberated in the White House and among campaign aides, many of whom see it as unseemly and unfair.
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Rep. Golden joins Pingree in support of Trump’s impeachment
The House is expected to take up the measure Wednesday. Sens. King and Collins haven’t said whether they will support impeachment.
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Trump Homeland Security chief abruptly quits at tense time
Chad Wolf was never confirmed by the Senate, and said he was compelled to leave by ‘recent events,’ including court rulings that found he could not legally hold the position.
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Pingree co-sponsors resolution to investigate 147 members of Congress for role in insurrection
Enacted after the Civil War, the 14th Amendment prohibits membership for those who have ‘engaged in insurrection or rebellion’ against the U.S.
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House speeding to impeach Trump for Capitol insurrection
But House Republicans block a resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke constitutional authority to remove President Trump from office.
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In ’60 Minutes’ interview, Angus King blames Trump for rioters’ assault on Capitol
The Maine senator also offers advice to his colleagues on the left on how they might deal effectively with the more than 70 million Americans who voted for the Republican president.