A district attorney in Atlanta said that while some people ‘may have found her behavior annoying,’ it did not warrant charges.
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Biden open to compromise, but not inaction, on infrastructure plan
Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, a key Democratic vote, came out Wednesday against the budget reconciliation process, which would allow Democrats to push the bill through the Senate with just a 51-vote majority.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Pence launches group to defend Trump record, promote agenda as he eyes presidential bid
The group will give Pence a platform to outline his policy agenda and solidify support among key Republicans.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News, Politics
House Democrats, including Pingree, kick off probe of Jan. 6 attack on Capitol by pro-Trump mob
The inquiry follows House Republicans’ rejection of the independent 9/11-style commission sought by Maine’s Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King and Rep. Jared Golden.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Senate gives Biden a big tool to work around Republican filibuster
Press secretary Jen Psaki says the president still believes there is ‘bipartisan path forward.’
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
With veto override, Arkansas becomes first state to ban transgender youth treatment
Opponents of the measure have vowed to sue to block the ban before it takes effect this summer.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Bill would audit Maine election results as a way to promote voter confidence
The legislation is supported by Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, who says Maine should join 34 other states and increase transparency in elections.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Biden’s big infrastructure plan hits McConnell-Republican blockade
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell declared plainly on Monday that the president’s plan for massive infrastructure investment is ‘something we’re not going to do.’
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Gaetz says he won’t resign over sex allegations he says are false
The 38-year-old Gaetz is under scrutiny by federal prosecutors over whether he had sex with a 17-year-old and other underage girls and violated federal sex trafficking laws.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Poll finds more Americans disapprove of how Biden is handling immigration
More Americans disapprove than approve of how President Joe Biden is handling the sharply increasing number of unaccompanied migrant children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border.