In a letter to the judge, District Attorney David Soares said ‘statutory elements of New York law make this case impossible to prove.’
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Resolution honoring police who defended U.S. Capitol sparks partisan divide in Maine House
A total of 49 House members, all Republican, voted against the resolution, some taking issue with describing the Jan. 6 insurrection as domestic terrorism.
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One year on, the Jan. 6 attack looms large in the lives of Mainers who were there
The march on the Capitol unfolded with Mainers on opposite sides of the police barricades until one side toppled them, shaking the foundations of American democracy.
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Biden’s Jan. 6 speech to lay ‘singular responsibility’ on Trump
The former president cancels a news conference, saying he would discuss his claims of electoral fraud at a later rally.
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Black man whose arrest led to ‘separate but equal’ posthumously pardoned
Homer Plessy was ‘white enough to gain access to the train and black enough to be arrested for doing so.’
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Fox’s Hannity faces ethical issues over texts advising Trump
The Jan. 6 panel seeks his insight about what happened before, during and after the assault.
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‘Democracy won’ on Jan. 6, Pelosi says
The House speaker will lead Congress in a day of remembrance at the Capitol on Thursday.
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Photos: New Augusta Rep. LaRochelle’s first day at the Maine State House
Rep. Raegan F. LaRochelle started her first day in House, after winning a special election in November to fill out the rest of former Rep. Justin Fecteau’s term when he resigned last summer.
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Maine lawmakers kick off 2nd session with debate over COVID precautions
The session will include negotiations about using an $822 million projected budget surplus and debate on over 350 bills, including reforms to the state’s child protection system.
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Manchin still a no, Biden’s $2 trillion bill on Democrats’ back burner
The West Virginia senator says he feels ‘as strongly today’ as he did shortly before Christmas when he announced his opposition to Build Back Better and that it needs to be pared down before earning his support.