There are a group of states where abortion rights have been thrown into limbo amid the legal and political challenges shaping the post-Roe landscape with states now holding the power to restrict abortion.
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Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, News, Politics
Barr subpoenaed in Dominion’s $1.6 billion suit against Fox News
Barr, who served as former President Donald Trump’s attorney general, said he told the president that some of his allegations were “complete nonsense.”
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Jan. 6 committee to connect Oath Keepers, Proud Boys and QAnon to Trump allies
The hearing could be one of the most consequential held by the panel, potentially answering the long unresolved question of whether Trump knew that far-right extremist groups would storm the Capitol.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Judge won’t delay trial for Trump ex-adviser Steve Bannon
Bannon will be tried on contempt charges despite telling the House Jan. 6 committee late Saturday that he is now prepared to testify, which he has refused to do for months.
Posted inMaine, Politics
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree tests positive for COVID-19
In a written statement Monday, Pingree said she is fully vaccinated and boosted and was experiencing mild symptoms.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, Politics
Amid growing national tensions, U.S. governors meet in Portland this week
The National Governors Association is hosting its semiannual meeting in Maine for the first time in nearly 40 years.
Posted inPolitics
Greitens fans shrug off scandals threatening GOP Senate seat in Missouri
Eric Greitens, who resigned as Missouri governor in 2018, is a leading contender for election to the U.S. Senate.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump ally Steve Bannon now willing to testify before Jan. 6 committee
Bannon had been one of the highest-profile Trump-allied holdouts in refusing to testify before the committee, leading to two criminal counts of contempt of Congress last year for resisting the committee’s subpoena.
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Georgia’s Abrams raises $22 million in 2 months, far outpacing Kemp
Abrams announced Friday that her direct campaign and its associated One Georgia committee raised $22 million during the two months ended June 30 and together had $18.5 million in cash on hand.
Posted inElections, Nation & World, News
Wisconsin Supreme Court disallows absentee ballot drop boxes
The ruling has critical implications in the 2024 presidential race, in which Wisconsin will again be among a handful of battleground states.