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Susan Collins sworn in for historic fifth term in U.S. Senate

by Rob Wolfe January 3, 2021January 4, 2021

She fought through a hotly contested race last year to become the first popularly elected Maine senator to win a fifth term.

Nation / World, Politics

McConnell, Pelosi homes vandalized after $2,000 relief fails

by TIMOTHY D. EASLEY and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press January 2, 2021

The $600 payment is going to individuals with incomes up to $75,000.

Election 2020, Nation / World, Politics

Maine senators oppose Republican challenge to Biden’s win over Trump

by LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press January 2, 2021January 3, 2021

Susan Collins and Angus King come out against a plan by 11 Republican senators to vote to reject electors from some states when Congress meets this week to certify the Electoral College results.

Nation / World, Politics

After pardon, Blackwater guard defiant: ‘I acted correctly’

by ERIC TUCKER Associated Press January 2, 2021January 2, 2021

He is one of four convicted in the killings of unarmed Iraqi women and children.

Nation / World, News, Politics

Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to stymie Biden’s Electoral College count

by Devlin Barrett The Washington Post January 1, 2021January 2, 2021

Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas argued that Vice President Mike Pence has far more power than the government claims to alter the outcome of the presidential election.

Nation / World, Politics

Analysis: Can Mike Pence stop Joe Biden from becoming president?

by Amber Phillips The Washington Post December 31, 2020December 31, 2020

The vice president will preside over Congress’s Jan. 6 confirmation of results that Joe Biden won the presidential election, but his role is administrative.

Nation / World, Politics

Here’s how $2,000 IRS stimulus checks would work, and who would qualify

by Rachel Siegel The Washington Post December 30, 2020December 30, 2020

The phase-out structure that applied to the $600 checks is still the same. Because the check itself is larger, millions more people could receive at least some money.