Rep. John Andrews of Paris and Sen. Rick Bennett of Oxford both expressed displeasure with their party’s legislative leadership after having committee requests denied.
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Biden picks Buttigieg as transportation chief, ex-Michigan governor as energy secretary
The president-elect has pledged to spend billions making major infrastructure improvements and on retrofitting initiatives that can help the U.S. battle climate change.
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‘Democracy prevailed,’ Biden says as he aims to unify divided nation
The president-elect says democracy has been ‘pushed, tested, threatened’ by President Trump and his baseless claims of a rigged election, but it proved to be ‘resilient, true, and strong.’
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Maine’s presidential electors cast votes in divided outcome
Joe Biden took 3 of Maine’s 4 electoral votes, and President Trump took the other because he carried the 2nd Congressional District.
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Attorney General William Barr to step down before Christmas, Trump says
The president has been unhappy since his attorney general announced that the Justice Department found no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
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Democrats squeezed as COVID-19 relief talks continue
Top allies of President-elect Joe Biden came out in support of a $748 billion plan offered by a bipartisan group of lawmakers and hinted they won’t insist on including $160 billion for states and local governments.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation / World, Politics
Electoral College makes it official: Biden is the next president
The results will be sent to Washington and tallied Jan. 6 in a joint session of Congress over which Vice President Mike Pence will preside.
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Legislature faces new costs with move to Augusta Civic Center
The use of the arena for House and Senate floor sessions to provide the space needed to meet physical distancing guidelines for COVID-19 will cost the state $4,025 a day.
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Utah senator blocks bills for national museums honoring Latinos, women
Maine Sen. Susan Collins, sponsor of the bill to create the women’s museum, calls Sen. Mike Lee’s action a ‘sad moment’ and vows not to give up the fight.
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FDA authorizes use of first coronavirus vaccine, raising hope in deadly pandemic
Now comes the complex distribution process aimed at speeding vaccines nationwide to fight the virus that is killing thousands.