Speaking to investors last week, the founder of the private prison company GEO Group predicted his company would rebound after the November election.
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U.S. Supreme Court says R.I. may suspend witness requirement for absentee ballots
Republicans had attempted to roll back the suspension of a law that requires two witnesses or a notary to vote by mail.
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Trump says he’s blocking postal service funding to stifle expanded mail-in voting
Democrats have pushed for $10 billion for the Postal Service in talks with Republicans on a huge COVID-19 response bill.
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Maine secretary of state reaffirms decision to disqualify ranked-choice petitions
Matt Dunlap, for the second time, has determined that the Maine Republican Party failed to collect enough valid voter signatures to put a citizen’s veto question on the November ballot.
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Susan Collins calls on U.S. Senate to pass pandemic-relief measures
During a campaign swing through Auburn, Maine’s senior U.S. senator said she seeks more COVID-19 relief. Hours later, the Senate adjourned without any votes until Sept. 8.
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Ads charging Gideon with taking corporate money are factual, but distorted
The National Republican Senatorial Committee ad levels a charge of hypocrisy that supporters of Republican Sen. Susan Collins have returned to repeatedly.
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Analysis: In picking Harris, Biden makes history and plays it safe
Politics and the moment may have conspired to bring the former vice president to the decision to select his former rival Kamala Harris as his running mate.
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Kamala Harris brings prosecutor’s legacy to Biden ticket, for better or worse
She has gone from being California’s ‘top cop’ to leading congressional efforts to revamp the criminal justice system, and has been especially outspoken since George Floyd died in May while in police custody.
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Trump aide: White House didn’t micromanage negotiations between Bath shipyard management, striking union
Peter Navarro, assistant to the president for trade and manufacturing, said Trump instructed him to contact professionals to help BIW and Local S6 reach an agreement to end the ongoing strike, “but all the hard work was done by the negotiators.”
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What’s keeping Washington from a virus deal, explained
No one is giving up on an accord, though near-term prospects aren’t promising.