U.S.-China relations are teetering on a precipice after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan
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Local, statewide and national political news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Collins-Manchin bill to protect electoral count endorsed at key hearing
The bill would reform the 1887 Electoral Count Act, which former President Donald Trump attempted to exploit in trying to overturn the result of the 2020 election.
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Primary takeaways: Abortion backlash in Kansas, Greitens’ collapse
Voters rejected a measure that would have made it easier to restrict abortion rights in red-state Kansas and repudiated a scandal-tarred former governor seeking a U.S. Senate seat in Missouri.
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Missouri AG Eric Schmitt beats former Gov. Greitens in Republican Senate race
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt defeated a field that also included U.S. Reps. Vicky Hartzler and Billy Long, and Mark McCloskey, who gained notoriety in 2020 when he and his wife pointed guns at racial injustice protesters outside their home.
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Senate approves bill to aid veterans exposed to toxic burn pits, ending stalemate
The process derailed when Republicans made a late attempt to change another aspect of the bill last week and blocked it from advancing.
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Why Speaker Pelosi went to Taiwan, and why China’s angry
The U.S. House speaker Pelosi portrays her high-profile trip as part of a U.S. obligation to stand with democracies against autocratic countries, and with democratic Taiwan against China.
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House panel subpoenas gunmaker for data on rifle sales
The gunmaker Smith & Wesson is facing new scrutiny from Congress, and its CEO refused to appear for a hearing on the firearms frequently used in mass shootings.
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Kansas voters protect abortion rights, block path to ban
Voters rejected a proposed amendment to the Kansas Constitution that would have added language stating that it does not grant the right to abortion.
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Pelosi arrives in Malaysia, tensions rise over Taiwan visit
While there have been no official announcements, local media in Taiwan reported that U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will arrive in Taipei on Tuesday night.
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Supreme Court certifies ruling ending Trump’s ‘wait in Mexico’ border policy
Administration officials have said little about the ruling, including whether any of the thousands subject to the policy since December will be allowed to enter and remain in the United States while their cases are being considered in immigration court.