The attorney general deserves credit for uncovering abuses by the FBI.
Donald Trump
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Constitution doesn’t protect voters from two-party system that perpetuates dysfunction
Change will require relevant messaging, a nonpartisan agenda of bold ideas and a coalition lobby to mobilize political action.
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Posted inNation & World
What happens to Space Force after Trump?
Created last year as the first new armed service since 1947, it was established with the mission of protecting U.S. interests in space from potential adversaries.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Too much tension around Electoral College count
What should have been a staid ritual was threatened by false claims of election rigging.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Attorney General William Barr to step down before Christmas, Trump says
The president has been unhappy since his attorney general announced that the Justice Department found no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
National lawyers group seeks to sanction Texas AG, colleagues who sued to overturn Biden’s win
The nonpartisan Lawyers Defending American Democracy said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Republican state attorneys general filed an ‘abusive lawsuit’ that pushed groundless theories that erode confidence in vital institutions.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Goodbye to Betsy DeVos, who survived by accomplishing almost nothing
Her agenda as education secretary was mostly to push private schools and create fertile ground for sketchy for-profit colleges.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, News, Politics
Analysis: Dismissed election case pushed debunked claims
The elections lawsuit pushed by President Trump and dismissed Friday by the U.S. Supreme Court was filled with claims that failed to withstand basic scrutiny.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, News, Politics
Supreme Court rejects lawsuit backed by Trump challenging Biden’s election victory
The order marks the second time this week that the court has rebuffed Republican requests that it get involved in the 2020 election outcome.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
MaineHousing director: Congress, president need to help keep Mainers housed during COVID crisis
Residents across the state are counting on the COVID-19 Rental Relief Program, which will run out Dec. 31 without more funding.