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Josh Hawley says ‘Antifa scumbags’ terrorized his family’s Virginia home. Protesters say they held a peaceful vigil.

by Teo Armus The Washington Post January 5, 2021January 5, 2021

Demonstrators with the group Shutdown DC, which organized the protest, denied Hawley’s claims that they engaged in any vandalism outside his house on Monday night.

Election 2020, Nation / World, Politics

Georgia counting votes in tight runoffs that will determine who controls Senate

by STEVE PEOPLES, BILL BARROW and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press January 5, 2021January 6, 2021

The pivotal runoffs transformed Georgia, once a solidly Republican state, into one of the nation’s battlegrounds in the final days of the Trump presidency.

Local & State, News, Politics

Maine lawmakers seek more than a dozen changes to state election laws

by Scott Thistle January 5, 2021January 5, 2021

Lawmakers from both parties are proposing reforms that could change the way Maine votes, including modifications made in 2020 to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Local & State, News, Politics

Shenna Bellows sworn in as Maine’s first female secretary of state

by Associated Press January 4, 2021January 4, 2021

Also taking the oath of office Monday were Attorney General Aaron Frey, Treasurer Henry Beck and Matthew Dunlap, who changed jobs from secretary of state to state auditor.

Election 2020, Nation / World, Politics

Video: Here’s what to expect when Congress meets to confirm Biden’s win

by Amber Phillips The Washington Post January 4, 2021January 4, 2021

Here’s how it will work, step by step.

Nation / World, Politics

Trump, allies launch desperate bid to get Congress to undo Biden’s election

by LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press January 4, 2021January 4, 2021

The president’s unprecedented attempt to overturn the presidential election is splitting the Republican Party.

Election 2020, Nation / World, Politics

Biden, Trump make election eve appeals in high-stakes Georgia Senate runoffs

by BILL BARROW, WILL WEISSERT and JEFF AMY Associated Press January 4, 2021January 5, 2021

More than 3 million Georgians already have voted.

Nation / World, Politics

D.C. mayor calls in National Guard before pro-Trump protests

by ASHRAF KHALIL And LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press January 4, 2021January 14, 2021

A pro-Trump rally in December ended in violence as hundreds of Trump supporters sought out confrontations with a collective of local activists attempting to bar them from Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House.