Britain’s Conservative Party has chosen the foreign secretary as the party’s new leader, putting her in line to be confirmed as prime minister.
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Maine campaigns set to heat up after Labor Day, led by governors race
Incumbent Janet Mills faces a familiar opponent in Paul LePage, who served two terms from 2011-2019. Also at stake is control of the Legislature, where Democrats have advantages in the House and Senate.
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America’s secrets: Trump’s unprecedented disregard of post-presidency norms
The Justice Department has painted a portrait of an indifference for the rules on a scale that some thought inconceivable after establishment of the Presidential Records Act in 1978.
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Republican party escalates fight against citizen-led ballot initiatives
Democrats contend Republicans are subverting the will of the people by making the process more difficult.
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Trump moves to general election mode with Pennsylvania rally
While his endorsed picks won Republican primaries, many of them are inexperienced and polarizing figures now struggling in their November races.
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Trump’s attorney general says no ‘legitimate reason’ for former president to have classified documents
In his sharpest critique of his former boss, former attorney general William Barr said there is no reason classified documents should have been inside Donald Trump’s personal residence in Florida after he was no longer president.
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Trump White House lawyers arrive for Jan. 6 grand jury
Federal prosecutors have been especially focused on a scheme by Trump allies to elevate fake electors in key battleground states won by Biden as a way to subvert the vote.
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FBI list shows top-secret documents were mixed with Trump personal items
The inventory shows that 43 empty folders with classified banners were found in a box or container at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago office, along with an additional 28 empty folders labeled as ‘Return to Staff Secretary’ or military aide.
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Alaska Natives celebrate Peltola’s historic House election
Alaska Natives are celebrating Democrat Mary Peltola’s historic win in Alaska’s U.S. House special election.
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Oath Keepers’ lawyer arrested in connection with Jan. 6
Kellye SoRelle — general counsel for the antigovernment group — was arrested in Texas on charges including conspiracy to obstruct the certification of President Joe Biden’s electoral college victory.