The broadcaster cites broad First Amendment protections, but the company says Fox relied on and amplified irresponsible sources intent on spreading lies about the election.
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Maine Voices: The injustice of making someone else pay for your values
Humane and effective ways exist to aid those in need – but Portland’s new wage and rent ordinances are not among them.
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It’s not just Arizona: Trump loyalists push to review 2020 ballots
The votes have been counted – and often recounted – and certified by local officials, but conspiracy theorists promote debate and legal wrangling that propel suspicions.
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Commentary: Dark money erodes our trust in democracy – Maine’s senators can restore it
The For the People Act will ensure our state’s candidates don’t see a repeat of the deluge of outside spending that took place in 2020.
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Newsmax apologizes to Dominion security chief for false report of election manipulation
The conservative news network says that while it aired the accusations against Eric Coomer made by Donald Trump’s lawyers and supporters, it found no evidence that they were true.
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Private company recounting Arizona ballots wants methods kept secret
The Florida-based consultancy has no election experience and is run by a man who has shared unfounded conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.
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Leonard Pitts: Republican voter restrictions are Jim Crow 2.0, and they won’t stand
In Georgia and states across the country, fearful legislators are trying to suppress the vote. But Black Americans can outflank, outfight and outlast them.
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Maine Voices: Public’s bleak view of Congress inevitable result of negative campaigning
Contests as hostile as Maine’s 2020 U.S. Senate race fuel the kind of pessimism that stymies lawmakers long after the last sign is taken down.
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Capitol Police chief still on sidelines, 2 months after social media posts surfaced
State officials say they are still reviewing whether Chief Russell Gauvin violated state policy with Facebook posts that, among other things, questioned the validity of the presidential election.
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Putin approved operations to help Trump against Biden, U.S. reports
American intelligence finds no evidence that foreign actors disrupted the 2020 vote, though Russia and Iran sought to influence the outcome.