So-called faithless electors have not been critical to the outcome of a presidential election, but that could change in a contest with a razor-thin margin.
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Sens. Feinstein, King press intelligence nominee Ratcliffe on torture
The senators ask John Ratcliffe to clarify his views on enhanced interrogation techniques as a follow-up to questions posed by King during the confirmation process.
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Michigan woman at center of Supreme Court transgender rights case dies
Aimee Stephens’ firing from her post at a funeral home wound its way up to the high court, where justices are considering whether federal civil rights law protects transgender people.
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Biden plans to stay home, testing limits of virtual campaign
Critics question the former vice president’s digital savvy and capacity to build the national vote-by-mail effort that might be necessary to win during the pandemic.
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Collins again named most bipartisan member of U.S. Senate
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, has been recognized for the seventh time by the Lugar Center and a policy institute at Georgetown University.
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Prominent lawyer, Trump donor representing Biden accuser
Douglas Wigdor, who is well known for his work on prominent sexual harassment and assault cases, says that he is not currently being paid for his work with Reade.
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Justice Department will drop criminal prosecution of Michael Flynn
Prosecutors for the last 3 years had maintained that Trump’s first national security adviser lied to the FBI about his conversations with the Russian ambassador in a January 2017 interview.
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Nominee to key U.S. judgeship pledges open mind on health law he blasted
The Trump nominee says he was writing as an academic and commentator when he criticized as ‘indefensible’ a Supreme Court ruling upholding the Affordable Care Act.
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Trump’s choice for spy chief vows he won’t politicize intelligence
‘His knowledge of cybersecurity is particularly important given the challenges our country faces,’ said Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine.
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Intelligence chief nominee, a Trump loyalist, says he won’t be swayed by politics
Rep. John Ratcliffe is an ardent supporter of the president, who has been openly dismissive of the government’s spy agencies and once derided them as having ‘run amok,’ but Sen. Susan Collins, who holds a key vote, expressed support for him.