The choice of South Carolina for the former vice president’s first public address since the end of the Trump administration has definite political overtones.
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Biden pitches tax plan in Georgia: Right that rich pay more
The Georgia trip is part of an effort to gain momentum for the massive – and expensive – agenda Biden articulated during his first address to a joint session of Congress.
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Biden’s agenda: What can pass and what faces steep odds
A look at what’s possible, and what’s unlikely, when it comes to action in Congress.
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Maine lawmakers could limit or eliminate legal protection for law enforcement
The Legislature heard opposing arguments Thursday on bills to change qualified immunity, a legal standard that protects police officers from lawsuits.
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Second UMaine student charged with voter fraud
The day after the election, the student reported that she had voted twice but it was too late to pull back her ballot, an assistant attorney general says.
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Pingree, Golden unveil earmark requests for federal funding of 20 Maine projects
Fire departments, water districts, community colleges and nonprofits are among candidates for member-requested congressional funds.
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Republican Sen. Scott suggests Democrats use race as political weapon
In his nationally televised rebuttal of President Biden’s address to Congress, the Senate’s only Black Republican belittles the president’s initial priorities as wasteful expansions of big government.
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Takeaways from Biden’s speech: Government is good, and so are jobs
The president makes the case that his administration has made progress in its first 100 days, confronting the public health and economic crises caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Tim Scott, only Black Republican senator, set to respond to Biden speech
Republican leaders’ choíce of Scott to answer Biden comes at a tense political moment.
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Biden’s judicial nominees, perhaps a potential justice, face Senate
President Joe Biden’s first batch of judicial nominees are coming before Congress.