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Our View: Republicans need to accept election reality

by The Editorial Board November 24, 2020November 23, 2020

Joe Biden won. Donald Trump lost. The election is over, and it’s time to let the transition to a new administration move forward.

Maine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: We may need Susan Collins more than ever

by Andrew Shuttleworth November 24, 2020November 24, 2020

We do not seem to be finding our way back from the extremes on our own. Now is the time for her to prove there’s more to being a moderate than walking an electoral tightrope.

Election 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics

Michigan board certifies Biden win, dealing Trump another blow

by DAVID EGGERT, ZEKE MILLER and COLLEEN LONG November 23, 2020

Both the president and top Republican officials sought to discredit the vote process in Michigan’s Wayne County, home of Detroit, making sweeping and unsubstantiated claims about widespread fraud and citing errors in the vote tallies.

Election 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics

Maine certifies Biden’s victory in the state’s election

by Katherine Lee November 23, 2020November 23, 2020

Secretary of State Matt Dunlap says Maine has certified the results of the 2020 election.

Election 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics

Transition allowed to begin as U.S. agency ascertains Biden won election

by MATTHEW DALY, ZEKE MILLER and MARY CLARE JALONICK November 23, 2020November 23, 2020

General Services Administration chief Emily Murphy finally made the determination Monday after Trump efforts to subvert the vote failed across battleground states.

Election 2020, Local & State, News, Politics

King to remain in Senate as Biden plans to nominate former CIA official for intelligence post

by Kevin Miller November 23, 2020November 23, 2020

President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate the first woman to serve as director of national intelligences, former CIA deputy director Avril Haines.

Nation & World, Politics

Biden builds out national security team and wants John Kerry to lead climate effort

by MATTHEW LEE November 23, 2020November 23, 2020

Avril Haines is expected to be nominated as director of national intelligence, a job for which Maine Sen. Angus King, an independent, was under consideration.