The ultimate power over timing rests with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who can trigger the start of the trial at any point by sending to the Senate the charge of incitement of an insurrection.
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Trump returns to a business empire ravaged by pandemic
Revenue plunged more than 40 percent at his Doral golf property, his Washington hotel and both his Scottish resorts over the past year.
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Facebook’s oversight board to decide whether Trump gets to keep his account
The Oversight Board, made up of high-profile academics, lawyers and others from around the world, was established by Facebook last year to provide a check on the tech giant’s power.
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‘Just move on’: Republicans grapple with post-Trump future
The shift to minority status is always difficult and Republicans are now confronting a party without Donald Trump in charge.
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Commentary: Will Republican senators risk as much for democracy as Russia’s Navalny?
The opposition leader was poisoned by the Kremlin but has returned to Moscow to fight for free elections, as exiting Trump still lies that U.S. elections were rigged.
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QAnon believers grapple with doubt, spin new theories as Trump era ends: ‘We all got played’
Many QAnon adherents – some of whom had stormed the Capitol in a siege that left at least two QAnon devotees dead and others in jail – began to wonder whether they’d been duped all along.
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Facing scrutiny for social media posts, Maine Capitol Police chief temporarily replaced
Chief Russell Gauvin is temporarily relieved of his command, for his comments disputing the election results and criticizing COVID-19 mask mandates.
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Former Portland developer Michael Liberty among Mainers to get Trump’s final pardons
The developer of multiple real estate projects, including the Chandler Wharf condominiums, was convicted in 2016 of illegal campaign donations and is facing other charges.
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Leonard Pitts: America no longer lives in an unpresidented time
Joe Biden will bring back something I once took for granted: He understands his duty to exhort us to vision and courage.
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Trump bids farewell to Washington, hints of comeback
The 45th president left behind a note for President Biden, who declined to say what Trump had written, but described it as a ‘very generous letter.’