Such vetting for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration would involve running people’s names through databases and watchlists maintained by the FBI.
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Jim Fossel: Impeachment will get in Biden’s way
FBI and federal prosecutors should be allowed to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol without political interference.
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The View From Here: Fringe theories go mainstream in GOP
Maine Republican Party leaders have been spreading the disinformation that led to the assault on the U.S. Capitol.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Living King’s dreams or his nightmares
Were Americans as outraged about uncoordinated Capitol security and the contrast with the aggressive presence at gatherings after George Floyd’s murder?
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The humble Farmer: History keeps recurring until we learn from it
The rise of Mussolini and his Fascist Party has lessons for us as we reflect on the last four years, culminating in the events of Jan. 6.
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Maine Voices: Feeling the wounds of Jan. 6 – embodiment as an anti-racist practice
Paying attention to physical responses to the Capitol attack can help white people see how Black, brown and queer bodies have been barred and assaulted.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump to leave Washington on morning of Biden’s inauguration
Refusing to abide by tradition and participate in the ceremonial transfer of power, the president will instead hold his own departure ceremony at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.
Posted inNation & World
Rare sedition charge gains interest after Capitol attack
Applications of the law making it a crime to conspire to overthrow or forcefully destroy the government of the United States have been scant.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
How the rioters who stormed the Capitol came dangerously close to Mike Pence
The proximity of the Jan. 6 mob to the vice president and the delay in evacuating him from the Senate Chamber raise questions about why the Secret Service did not move him earlier and underscore the jeopardy that top government leaders faced during the siege.
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Feds back away from claim of assassination plot at Capitol
The FBI has been investigating whether any of the rioters had plotted to kidnap members of Congress and hold them hostage.