The Supreme Court has rejected a handful of cases related to the 2020 election, including disputes from Pennsylvania that had divided the justices just before the election
Donald Trump
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Supreme Court won’t stop turnover of Trump’s tax records to prosecutor
The high court’s action is a blow to Trump because he has for so long fought on so many fronts to keep his tax records shielded from view.
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Posted inNation & World, New England, News, Politics
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The Senate acquitted former President Trump of the incitement of insurrection impeachment article brought against him by the House in connection with the disturbance on Capitol Hill on January 6.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Impeachment vote becomes defining moment for GOP senator
North Carolina’s Richard Burr was the most unexpected ‘guilty’ vote.
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Pelosi says bipartisan panel should investigate Capitol riot
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says a commission to study the deadly attack at the Capitol must be ‘strongly bipartisan.’
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine Sens. Collins, King on right side of impeachment vote
But the acquittal leaves too many unanswered questions for the country to be able to move on.
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Former Trump casino where stars played goes out with a bang
The former Trump Plaza casino was imploded after falling into such disrepair that chunks of the building began peeling off and crashing to the ground.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Maine Republicans to consider rebuking Collins over impeachment vote
Collins was 1 of 7 Republicans who voted to convict Trump of inciting an insurrection.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Democratic congressman sues Trump over role in deadly Capitol riot
The lawsuit from Mississippi’s Rep. Bennie Thompson, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, is part of an expected wave of litigation over the Jan. 6 riot.
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Pelosi says independent, 9/11-style commission will examine deadly Capitol riot
After former President Donald Trump’s acquittal at his second Senate impeachment trial, bipartisan support appeared to be growing for an independent commission to examine the deadly insurrection.