State Rep. Drew Gattine of Westbrook only declared contender to replace her at the party’s helm.
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Chris Christie calls conduct of Trump’s legal team a ‘national embarrassment’
He and several other Republicans have begun to publicly urge the president to concede.
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Michigan leader: Trump didn’t ask for election interference
However, state House Speaker Lee Chatfield did not elaborate on what was discussed.
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Trump team making false argument about his 2016 transition
His transition was chaotic, but the disarray in many ways was of his own doing.
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Criminal justice reformers cheer multiple election victories
But they also saw setbacks, including a blow to the movement to defund local police departments.
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Many GOP lawmakers resist statehouse mask-wearing rules
Nearly 200 legislators nationwide have tested positive for the virus and four have died.
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People of color push for diverse Biden Cabinet
Rep. Deb Haaland, a New Mexico Democrat and member of the Pueblo of Laguna, could become the first Native American secretary of the interior.
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Week offers snapshot of how Trump, Biden approach presidency
One largely abandons governing, while the other tries to build a government.
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Biden wants Congress to pass virus aid in lame-duck session
The president-elect holds his first in-person meeting since the election with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation / World, Politics
Who needs Russia? Loudest attacks on U.S. vote come from Trump
The president has trumpeted a blizzard of thoroughly debunked claims about the election outcome, and the resulting chaos is consistent with longstanding Russian interests to sow discord in the United States and to chip away at the country’s democratic foundations and standing on the world stage.