
A pair of Republican state representatives in Maine apologized Thursday after claiming last year’s mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, that left 18 people dead was the wrath of God for pro-abortion rights legislation, after the two Republicans were threatened with censorship from House leadership over their comments. State Reps. Michael Lemelin and Shelley Rudnicki issued public apologies at the state House in Augusta on Thursday, with Lemelin saying he “accepts full responsibility for” his comments. Both representatives addressed their apologies to their colleagues in the state House and to “the...