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Politics

Published
April 6, 2020

Mainers among the worst in providing answers to U.S. Census

State lags well behind the national average.
Published
April 6, 2020

Trump, Biden spoke by phone about coronavirus outbreak

The president says he had a ‘really wonderful, warm conversation’ about the pandemic with the Democratic presidential candidate.
Published
April 4, 2020

Trump, Democrats clash on boosting mail-in voting during pandemic

The bickering continues as the coronavirus pandemic rages in the U.S. and threatens to extend into the fall and affect the general election.
Published
April 3, 2020

From a distance, Maine’s congressional delegation continues to work

Maine's four members of Congress are at home and taking precautions as they hear from constituents and try to keep the federal coronavirus response on track.
Published
April 2, 2020

Simones’ Hot Dog Stand is closed, for now, but not forgotten

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins cites Simones' Hot Dog Stand, a Lewiston landmark since 1908, as a reason for federal COVID-19 help for small businesses.

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Published
April 2, 2020

Democrats delay presidential nominating convention until August

The party hopes that by rescheduling from July, delegates will be able to gather in person as the country is now in the grips of the coronavirus pandemic.
Published
March 27, 2020

Maine congressional race turns hot after Trump scorches an Eric Brakey ally

Adrienne Bennett and Dale Crafts, challenging Brakey in Maine congressional primary, tie him to a Republican congressman Trump said should be thrown out of the GOP.
Published
March 26, 2020

Eric Brakey denounces $2.2 trillion relief bill as a ‘rotten deal for the American people’

Eric Brakey is alone among the three Republicans in Maine's 2nd District congressional primary in rejecting the compromise bill that won unanimous backing in the U.S. Senate.
Published
March 26, 2020

Democrat Ross LaJeunesse ends Senate campaign, endorses Gideon

The Biddeford resident cites the coronavirus pandemic as a factor in preventing him from running the type of campaign he had planned.
Published
March 25, 2020

Senate passes $2 trillion coronavirus rescue package on unanimous vote

The chamber stayed in session late Wednesday night in anticipation of passing the bill after days of delays. The House is expected to pass it on Friday.