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PublishedFebruary 2, 2021
Democrats make case for conviction; Trump denies charges stemming from riot
In dueling filings, House Democrats link Trump's baseless efforts to overturn the presidential election to the riot at the Capitol, while the former president's lawyers say the Senate trial should be considered unconstitutional because Trump is no longer in office.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2021
Capitol Police bolstering travel security for lawmakers
The House's chief law enforcement officer says officers will be stationed at Washington-area airports and Union Station on busy travel days.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2021
Pingree to chair powerful appropriations panel overseeing Interior and EPA
She becomes one of the House’s 12 'cardinals' who shape the federal funding priorities over their respective congressional fiefdoms.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2021
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
The House has passed a resolution calling for Vice President Mike Pence and the Cabinet to take power as acting president by activating section 4 of the 25th amendment.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2021
Reps. Pingree, Golden vote to impeach Trump for 2nd time
The U.S. House voted 232-197 to impeach the president on a charge of inciting an insurrection.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2021
McConnell blocks quick impeachment trial in Senate; won’t rule out vote to convict
The Kentucky Republican also sees House Democrats' drive to impeach Trump as an opportune moment to distance the GOP from the tumultuous, divisive outgoing president.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2021
Trump says he takes no responsibility for Capitol insurrection, visits Texas
Trump defended his fiery rally remarks last week as 'totally appropriate' and showed no remorse for the following attack, the most serious and deadly domestic incursion at the Capitol in the nation's history.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2021
Rep. Golden joins Pingree in support of Trump impeachment
The House is expected to take up the measure Wednesday. Sens. King and Collins haven't said whether they will support impeachment.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2021
Pingree co-sponsors resolution to investigate 147 members of Congress for role in insurrection
Enacted after the Civil War, the 14th Amendment prohibits membership for those who have 'engaged in insurrection or rebellion' against the U.S.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2021
Maine’s members of Congress respond: ‘This doesn’t happen. It’s America.’
The state's senators and representatives condemn the Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol, halting the certification of the results of the November election.
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