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.
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Judge puts on hold Justice Department move to dismiss Flynn’s guilty plea
The federal judge says he expects independent groups and legal experts to argue against the bid to exonerate President Trump’s former national security adviser of lying to the FBI.
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Biden plans to stay home, testing limits of virtual campaign
Critics question the former vice president’s digital savvy and capacity to build the national vote-by-mail effort that might be necessary to win during the pandemic.
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Collins again named most bipartisan member of U.S. Senate
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, has been recognized for the seventh time by the Lugar Center and a policy institute at Georgetown University.
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Laurel Libby seeks state House seat for Auburn and Minot
Republican challenger takes aim at Democratic incumbent Bettyann Sheats.
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Confronted with horrendous jobs report, White House and Democrats aren’t even talking
The disconnect shows how the bipartisan consensus that emerged in the early days of the pandemic has largely disappeared.
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Prominent lawyer, Trump donor representing Biden accuser
Douglas Wigdor, who is well known for his work on prominent sexual harassment and assault cases, says that he is not currently being paid for his work with Reade.
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Justice Department will drop criminal prosecution of Michael Flynn
Prosecutors for the last 3 years had maintained that Trump’s first national security adviser lied to the FBI about his conversations with the Russian ambassador in a January 2017 interview.
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Republican congressional contenders angle to show the most loyalty to Trump
In Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, Adrienne Bennett and Dale Crafts call for independent presidential candidate Justin Amash to quit the race and back Trump.
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to stop release of Mueller material
A lower court had cleared the way for Congress to access secret evidence from special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.