Senate sworn in as Trump impeachment jury as dozens remain undecided
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoAll 100 US senators have been sworn in as jurors for the upcoming impeachment trial of Donald Trump,...
Just 5 Republicans vote not to dismiss second impeachment trial, stifling Trump conviction chances
Newsweek· 2 hours agoSenators Mitt Romney of Utah, Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Ben Sasse of...
Rubio, Scott vote to declare Trump impeachment trial as unconstitutional
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoFlorida’s two Republican senators stood behind former President Donald Trump on Tuesday during a...
Maine AG, Sec. of State join coalition defending Voting Rights Act
WCSH 6 Portland· 5 days agoSupreme Court to uphold a key provision in the Voting Right Act (VRA) which prohibits policies and...
Watchdog probes whether Justice Department officials tried to overturn election
Portland Press Herald· 1 day agoThe Justice Department’s inspector general is launching an investigation to examine whether any...
Sen. Rand Paul continues making false claims of 2020 election fraud
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSenate, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., would not unequivocally say Sunday that the 2020 presidential ...
On The Trail: Little GOP interest in post-election introspection
The Hill· 12 hours agoEight years ago, in the weeks after Mitt Romney conceded defeat to President Obama, the Republican...
GOP letter intensifies political fight over Capitol police chief
WCSH 6 Portland· 4 days agoRepublican lawmakers are coming to Chief Russell Gauvin's defense. On Thursday, 70 Republicans sent...
There Was Never a Middle Ground Between MAGA and Never Trump
Slate· 7 days agoThere were establishment Republicans who didn’t like Donald Trump in 2016, and there were...
Maine Voices: Use new glue to repair our democracy
Portland Press Herald· 3 days agoGreg Kesich, in his Jan. 10 column, described it as “watching democracy come unglued.” Political scientist Jasmin Mujanovic was quoted as recommending investing in a massive public education ...