Ward has said her First Amendment rights would be chilled if investigators were able to learn whom she spoke with while trying to challenge former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election defeat.
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After election, cannabis advocates look to next states
Maryland and Missouri became the 20th and 21st states to legalize recreational marijuana use last week.
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Growing number of Republicans want to delay Senate leader elections
CNN reported Sunday that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has been calling his members over the last several days to ensure support.
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Biden say Democrats still lack the votes to codify abortion rights
Biden’s blunt comments reflected how Democrats’ euphoria over their strength in the midterms will soon collide with the likely reality of divided government in Washington.
Posted inElection 2022, Nation & World, News, Politics
Groups pushing ‘parents’ rights’ activists fall short in Tuesday’s elections
Traditionally nonpartisan, local school boards have become fiercely political amid entrenched battles over the teaching of race, history and sexuality.
Posted inElection 2022, Maine
Bruce Poliquin stops short of a concession in congressional race
Republican contender urges Democrats to “not inflict any further pain” on Mainers.
Posted inElection 2022, Nation & World, News, Politics
‘We’re focusing on Georgia now,’ Biden says, after Nevada win clinches Senate control
The narrow victory by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto means the Georgia race will no longer shift the balance of power.
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Election Day saw few major problems, despite new voting laws
Voter advocacy groups promoted voter education campaigns and modified voting strategies as a way to reduce confusion and get as many voters to cast a ballot as possible.
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Abortion bumped inflation to the back burner
Anti-abortion advocates pointed to a dozen Republican governors who have signed anti-abortion legislation and won reelection by wide margins.
Posted inElection 2022, Maine, Politics
Midterms reveal Republican decline across large swaths of Maine
Democrats gained strength across the lower third of the state, holding onto the Blaine House, the Legislature and both U.S. House seats. Republicans confront a party in crisis.