The timing for the Senate trial, the first of a president no longer in office, has not yet been set.
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Maine law enforcement stepping up security around State House
There will be increased security at the State House in the days leading up to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration as police around the nation prepare for a possible second wave of violence by President Trump’s supporters.
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In ‘60 Minutes’ interview, King blames Trump for rioters’ assault on Capitol
The Maine senator also offers advice to his colleagues on the left on how they might deal effectively with the more than 70 million Americans who voted for the Republican president.
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House will proceed with impeachment of Trump, unless Pence invokes 25th Amendment
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House will move forward with legislation to impeach President Donald Trump, calling him a threat to democracy after the deadly assault on the Capitol.
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Pelosi’s talk of limits on Trump’s power over nukes raises old worry
The president has the sole authority to order a U.S. nuclear attack, but there are some safeguards that could come into play.
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Trump joins a select few in skipping Biden’s inauguration
John Adams, John Quincy Adams and Andrew Johnson also opted not to participate in a tradition that began with George Washington.
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A moment in America, unimaginable but perhaps inevitable
It was a real-time breaking and entering the likes of which the republic has never seen.
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Bill Nemitz: Welcome to a day that will blemish U.S. history
Sen. Angus King warns that Trump loyalists in Congress threaten our very democracy. He’s right.
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BIW gets another destroyer project after Congress overrides Trump’s defense bill veto
Bath Iron Works will add another Arleigh Burke-class destroyer to its schedule after the Senate and House voted override President Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act.
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Maine delegation criticizes Trump for pressuring Georgia to find votes
Sen. Susan Collins reminds the president that the election is over, and Sen. Angus King says Trump’s actions ‘would make Richard Nixon blush.’