The incidents add to a portrait of the activist-turned-lawmaker who has shown little interest in governing.
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House to vote soon on bills to protect Capitol in wake of Jan. 6 attack
The leaders of the Homeland Security Committee have reached an agreement on a bipartisan commission to investigate the deadly insurrection.
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Rep. Liz Cheney’s ouster from House leadership amplifies the voice of anti-Trump Republicans
Former President Donald Trump remains popular with the GOP rank and file, but his favorability ratings are beginning to erode.
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In devotion to Trump, House Republicans elevate Elise Stefanik to No. 3 post
The New York state congresswoman replaces Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, who was ousted this week for repeatedly rebuking Trump for encouraging supporters who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6.
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Committee unanimously endorses bill requiring disclosure of ‘forever chemicals’ in products
Lawmakers in both parties embraced the bill on the same day Gov. Janet Mills proposed spending an additional $40 million to address PFAS contamination in Maine.
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Gov. Mills proposes $187 million increase in school funding in updated state budget
The plan would fund education at the voter-approved level of 55% for the first time, provide more money to cities and towns, and put a record amount in the state’s ‘rainy day’ fund.
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House Republicans push Trump critic Liz Cheney from No. 3 position
The Wyoming congresswoman defiantly insists she’ll keep trying to wrench the party away from the former president and his ‘destructive lies.’
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Nominee to be Maine’s chief justice has earned trust in legal community
Superior Court Justice Valerie Stanfill, a judge in Maine since 2007, could become chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court at a critical time.
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Rep. Golden taking a break from Washington to await birth of first child
Golden and his wife, Isobel, are expecting their first child any day now, his staff says.
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Fairfield Republican lawmaker barred from inviting guests into State House
Rep. Shelley Rudnicki of Fairfield had brought in a camera operator and an activist who questions the effectiveness of vaccines and suggests they could be used to implant microchips in people.