The Justice Department says the man was arrested on charges of posting threatening messages on Craigslist about killing government officials in Georgia following the 2020 election.

Igor Fruman admitted to soliciting a million dollars from a Russian entrepreneur to donate to Republicans in Nevada, Florida and other states as part of an effort to launch a recreational marijuana business.

Democrats insist their brinkmanship has made the new effort possible, forcing Republicans to relent, even if just a little, and engage in bipartisan negotiations.

In November more than 95% of federal workers were already in compliance with the mandate either by being vaccinated or by having requested an exemption.

The bill was originally aimed at prohibiting mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for 5 years.

Unified opposition by the Judiciary Committee's five Republicans is a bad sign for supporters because the proposal needs votes from two-thirds of the Legislature to advance.

Maine’s senators took starkly opposed positions in a fiery late-night debate and vote Wednesday.

One elector who refused to participate in the plan, which has became a focus of the House Jan. 6 committee, said he was "not going to jump on a bandwagon to say that I know better than the courts."

In her request, a district attorney cites 'a reasonable probability' that the state's administration of elections in 2020 was subject to 'possible criminal disruptions.'

The House panel says the former president's daughter was in direct contact with her father during key moments on the day his supporters stormed the Capitol in an effort to halt the congressional certification of Joe Biden's presidential win.

The high court's action leaves no legal impediment to turning over the documents, which include presidential diaries, visitor logs, speech drafts and handwritten notes on Jan. 6 from the files of former chief of staff Mark Meadows.

In a press conference the president claims to have 'probably outperformed what anybody thought would happen' in a country still coping with the coronavirus.

Legal experts say ambiguities in the 1887 Electoral Count Act need correcting to prevent future attempts to overturn presidential elections.

The rules change meant to allow Democrats to approve the bill with a simple majority was also headed toward defeat, with Biden unable to persuade two holdout senators in his own party.

The departure of a long-shot contender from Newburgh leaves three Republican candidates for the 2nd Congressional District primary on June 14.

The president plans a rare news conference at the one-year mark of his presidency to try to talk anxious Americans through the challenges of delivering on his lengthy to-do list.

Two Democrats insist they won't change filibuster rules to pass the legislation, even as voting advocates warn that Republican-led states are passing laws making it more difficult for Black Americans and others to vote.

The House committee is examining the Trump adviser's connection to promoting election fraud claims and his reported efforts to persuade state legislators to take steps to overturn the election results.

Quarterly campaign finance reports for candidates are due today, providing the first look at support for those who are intending to seek the Blaine House this fall.

In a letter sent to Manchin last week, five sports leaders – most with ties to West Virginia – said they ‘strongly support urgently needed legislation that will protect both the rights of voters and the integrity of outcomes in all Federal elections.’

Louis Luchini of Ellsworth will work as an advocate in the New England region.

The proposal would add privacy as a natural right in Maine and protect electronic data and communication from unreasonable seizure by the government.

Interviews suggest officials are not taking steps to directly probe the former president or his inner circle.

For Biden, it's been a year of lofty ambitions grounded by the unrelenting pandemic, a tough hand in Congress, a harrowing end to a foreign war and rising fears for the future of democracy itself.

The past week displayed, like few of the 50 weeks that preceded it, the struggles the president is facing on the cusp of his second year in office.

Former President Trump is stepping up his election-year effort to dominate the Republican Party with a Saturday rally in Arizona.

The impact of the sweeping voting law that Republicans pushed through last year over Democrats' protests is drawing fire again.

President Biden is trying to regain a sense of optimism after his administration has endured a rough week.

Municipal officers say the state agency has the expertise to deal with reports required for local political campaigns.

A bill introduced Wednesday would require screening for cytomegalovirus, which can cause long-term hearing loss, developmental delay, vision loss and seizures.

U.S. Rep. John Katko was one of just 10 Republican House members who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump

The Biden administration says Russia has dispatched operatives trained in urban warfare who could use explosives to carry out acts of sabotage against Russia’s own proxy forces – blaming the acts on Ukraine.

Dana Nessel alleges a 'coordinated effort' among Republican parties in several 2020 battleground states to push so-called alternate slates of electors with fake documents.

Organizers of the effort to change Maine's primary utility company into a quasi-public agency indicate they may not have enough signatures in time to make the November ballot.

McCarthy joined two other Trump allies, Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio and Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, in rejecting the panel’s requests for interviews and documents.

Democrats have still pledged to force a public showdown over the bill on the Senate floor, which could stretch for days and carry echoes of civil rights battles a generation ago that led to some of the most famous filibusters in Senate history.

The televised events provide voters with their only opportunity to see the candidates appear side-by-side, and force those running to weigh in on a wide variety of domestic and foreign policy topics.

Maine's independent U.S. senator has been campaigning hard on behalf of sweeping voting and elections legislation that he says is necessary to protect the nation's democracy.

Senate Democrats may launch debate short of assurance of a vote in order to force a public showdown over the key party priority.

Municipal clerks who administer elections say they see more angry voters, and state officials cite at least 2 threats to election workers since the 2020 election.

Investigators asked for an interview and records about McCarthy’s conversations with former President Trump 'before, during and after' the Capitol riot.

Boyle will represent House District 27, which represents parts of Gorham and Scarborough

'Most people are going to get COVID,' said Janet Woodcock, acting head of the Food and Drug Administration.

The amendment would expressly prohibit discrimination based on sex – something that came two vote shy of passing in 2019, the sponsor says.

The infectious disease chief called Paul's repeated attacks a distortion of reality, and blamed such falsehoods for spurring threats on his life, while the senator uses them on his website to raise campaign funds.

Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., has peppered the social media platforms with posts suggesting the election was stolen or plagued by fraud.

The president tells a crowd in Atlanta that new efforts to limit voting access are ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ and the Senate should pass voting rights legislation that Republicans are blocking.

The American envoy to the talks said progress could only happen if Russia 'stays at the table and takes concrete steps to de-escalate tensions.'

The bill is unlikely to advance, but it will give Republicans a chance to amplify a chief talking point of former Gov. Paul LePage's campaign to unseat Gov. Janet Mills.

April 18 is the deadline for filing tax returns or requesting an extension, which gives taxpayers until Oct. 17 to file their returns for 2021.