The Justice Department is fighting to keep Biden’s plan alive after it was halted by two federal courts in recent weeks.
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Republicans eye new priorities for House, starting with Biden probe
Come next year, Republicans have made clear, the Jan. 6 investigative committee will be no more. Instead, public probes into the president’s son, Hunter Biden, will begin.
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Lengthy vote counts frustrate, but don’t signal problems
Counting even in races where a winner can be called on election night doesn’t stop until every eligible ballot has been verified and counted.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Rep. Rachel Talbot Ross nominated by Democrats to be Maine’s first Black House speaker
The progressive lawmaker from Portland still needs to be confirmed by the 151-member House, where Democrats hold a majority with 82 of 151 seats, when it convenes on Dec. 7.
Posted inElection 2022, Nation & World, News, Politics
Nancy Pelosi won’t seek leadership role but plans to stay in Congress
Pelosi noted in a statement after the Associated Press called control of the chamber that, in the next Congress, House Democrats will have “strong leverage over a scant Republican majority.”
Posted inElection 2022, Maine
Bruce Poliquin accepts defeat, urges Mainers to ‘relax, decompress’
After losing his congressional race, the ex-lawmaker advised Democrats to ‘work with Republicans’ to lower heating costs.
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Former Vice President Pence says voters want new leadership
In an Associated Press interview, former Vice President Mike Pence declines to say whether he believes Donald Trump is fit to be president again.
Posted inElection 2022
Completed count shows Rep. Jared Golden won big in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District
In the final ranked-choice voting tally, the Lewiston Democrat emerged with 53% of the vote
Posted inElection 2022, Nation & World, News, Politics
Republicans win slim House majority, complicating ambitious agenda
Republicans will take control of key committees, giving them the ability to shape legislation and launch investigations of President Biden, his family and his administration.
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Trump criminal probes will proceed – even while he’s a candidate
Donald Trump enters the race facing federal investigations related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results and into the hoarding of top-secret government documents at his Florida estate – plus a separate state probe in Georgia.