A pro-Trump rally in December ended in violence as hundreds of Trump supporters sought out confrontations with a collective of local activists attempting to bar them from Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House.
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More than 2,000 faith leaders urge Congress to honor election result
Signatories to the statement released Monday include many prominent religious liberals as well as a handful of evangelicals who have criticized President Donald Trump.
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Read the transcript of the president’s call to Georgia’s secretary of state
President Donald Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger discussed the state’s election results Saturday.
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Ascension to legislative leadership is bittersweet for Talbot Ross
Rachel Talbot Ross, a Portland Democrat, is the first Black person in state history to serve in a leadership role in the Maine Legislature.
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Golden explains vote against Pelosi for House speaker
The 2nd District congressman says the House of Representatives needs new leadership, and he voted for a fellow military veteran, Sen. Tammy Duckworth.
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Pelosi narrowly reelected speaker, faces difficult 2021
Rep. Jared Golden, D-Me., voted for Illinois Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth — the Constitution doesn’t require the speaker to be a House member.
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Collins sworn in for historic fifth term in U.S. Senate
She fought through a hotly contested race last year to become the first popularly elected Maine senator to win a fifth term.
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‘It’s just unprecedented’: Senate hinges on Georgia runoff chaos
Four people are seeking two seats that will determine which party controls the chamber.
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McConnell, Pelosi homes vandalized after $2,000 relief fails
The $600 payment is going to individuals with incomes up to $75,000.
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Maine senators oppose Republican challenge to Biden’s win over Trump
Susan Collins and Angus King come out against a plan by 11 Republican senators to vote to reject electors from some states when Congress meets this week to certify the Electoral College results.