The House panel held its first public hearing on Thursday, featuring a never-before-seen 12-minute video of extremist groups leading the deadly siege and startling testimony from Trump’s most inner circle.
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Former Portland police chief to run as write-in for Michigan Republican primary
Craig was considered a GOP front-runner until he and other Republicans were scratched from the ballot.
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Takeaways: ‘Carnage’ at the Capitol and a case against Trump
The made-for-TV hearings — including video of police officers being brutally beaten and right-wing extremists leading the crowds into the Capitol — come as some have tried to downplay the violence.
Posted inMaine, Politics
King, Collins voice support for raising age to buy semi-automatic rifles, a measure Golden opposed
The House passed a bill to raise the age from 18 to 21 yesterday, but it’s unknown if or when the Senate might take it up.
Posted inElection 2022, Uncategorized
Five vying for two seats on Wilton Select Board
Leading up to the Tuesday, June 14, election, the five candidates running for two seats on the Wilton Select Board answered a series of questions about their candidacies, agendas and experiences.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Biden seeks unity, finds discord at Summit of the Americas
Quick on the heels of the president’s remarks, Belize Prime Minister John Briceño publicly objected to countries being excluded from the summit by the U.S. and to the continued U.S. embargo on Cuba.
Posted inElection 2022, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Augusta councilor, Army veteran face off in Republican primary for House 59 seat
Michael Michaud and James Orr are seeking the Republican nomination to run to represent part of Augusta in the state House of Representatives.
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House approves ‘red flag’ gun bill unlikely to pass Senate
Rep. Jared Golden of Maine was the only Democrat to vote against the measure, which would allow families and police to ask federal courts to remove firearms from people believed to be at risk of harming themselves or others.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, News, Politics
Republican gubernatorial candidate charged in Jan. 6 riot, roiling primary in Michigan
Ryan Kelley, a real estate broker, is accused of disruptive conduct, injuring public property and entering restricted space without permission, according to the criminal complaint.
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Jan. 6 committee goes prime time with probe of Capitol insurrection
The Jan. 6 panel’s yearlong investigation will begin to show how America’s tradition of a peaceful transfer of presidential power came close to slipping away.