Ratcliffe had previously withdrawn his name under criticism that he had exaggerated his involvement in terrorism cases when he served as a federal prosecutor.
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Susan Collins says Trump didn’t follow the law when firing inspector general
In an exchange on Twitter, Maine’s senior U.S. senator said the president did not follow a federal law, which she helped pass in 2008, when he fired a federal watchdog in the office of the U.S. Inspector General late last Friday.
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Some Republican lawmakers want to impeach Janet Mills
Gov. Janet Mills’ restrictions to halt spread of coronavirus under fire.
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Amid pandemic, GOP gathers signatures to kill ranked-choice voting
The Maine Republican Party says it is close to obtaining the signatures it needs on petitions to prevent the use of ranked-choice voting in the November presidential election.
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Eric Trump claims virus is Democratic hoax, will ‘magically’ vanish after 2020 election
The president’s son says critics will ‘milk’ the virus until November 3.
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Congressional candidates campaigning for Donald Trump’s approval
It’s become a truism that President Donald Trump, once shunned by the Republican Party establishment as a crude, clownish political dilettante of uncertain principles, has hijacked the party, intimidating incumbents who don’t demonstrate fealty to him by threatening primary challenges while dangling endorsements before candidates who fawn over him. Still, it must be uncomfortable for […]
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Rep. Justin Amash says he won’t run for president
The Michigan congressman cites the country’s polarization and campaigning challenges for dropping his bid as an independent.
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Democrats push new $3 trillion virus relief bill through House
The bill is sure to go nowhere in the Republican-led Senate, let alone reach President Trump’s desk, where a threatened veto awaits.
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Sen. Richard Burr steps down as committee chairman as FBI investigates his stock sales
Earlier, Burr turned over his phone to law enforcement officials after agents served a warrant at his Washington-area home.
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Supreme Court justices fear ‘chaos’ if states can’t bind presidential electors’ votes
So-called faithless electors have not been critical to the outcome of a presidential election, but that could change in a contest with a razor-thin margin.